2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito
| The 2014 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2014, and concluded October 4, 2015. This was the tenth term of Associate Justice Samuel Alito's tenure on the Court. |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frank v. Walker | 574 U.S. ___ (2014) |
state voter identification law | Scalia, Thomas | |||||||||||||||||
| Alito dissented from the Court's vacatur of the lower court's stay. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Volkman v. United States | 574 U.S. ___ (2014) |
causation of death by unlawful distribution of controlled substance | Thomas | |||||||||||||||||
| Alito concurred in the Court's vacatur and remand of the lower court's decision. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kalamazoo County Road Comm'n v. Deleon | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) |
employment discrimination • granting of requested transfer as adverse employment action | ||||||||||||||||||
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T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Telecommunications Act of 1996 • denial by local government of cell phone tower placement |
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Holt v. Hobbs | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act • prison regulation of beard growth • Islamic beard customs | Unanimous |
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Christeson v. Roper | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 • equitable tolling • substitution of counsel | Thomas |
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North Carolina Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Sherman Antitrust Act • state-action antitrust immunity | Scalia, Thomas |
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Yates v. United States | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) |
catching of undersized fish • destruction of tangible object to impede federal investigation |
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Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
status of Amtrak as governmental entity • Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 • separation of powers • nondelegation doctrine |
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Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Administrative Procedure Act • exclusion of interpretive rules from notice-and-comment requirements • deference to agency interpretation of ambiguous regulations |
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B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
trademark law • issue preclusion • adjudication by Trademark Trial and Appeal Board | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Pregnancy Discrimination Act • disparate treatment claim |
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Rodriguez v. United States | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Fourth Amendment • traffic stop • dog sniff of car for drugs • reasonable suspicion |
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United States v. Kwai Fun Wong | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Federal Tort Claims Act • statute of limitations • equitable tolling | Roberts, Scalia, Thomas |
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Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
First Amendment • freedom of speech • ban on personal solicitation of campaign funds by judicial candidates |
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Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
state credit for income tax paid to other states • Dormant Commerce Clause • internal consistency test | Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor |
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City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 • obligation to provide accommodations to mentally ill arrestee • Fourth Amendment • improvidently granted certiorari | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor |
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Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
False Claims Act • qui tam • statute of limitations • Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act | Unanimous | |||||||||||||||||
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Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
bankruptcy law • Article III • consent to adjudication by bankruptcy courts |
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Elonis v. United States | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
federal crime against communicating threat • scienter |
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EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Title VII • refusal to hire applicant because of religious practices • disparate treatment • failure to accommodate |
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Reed v. Town of Gilbert | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
First Amendment • free speech • content-based restrictions • regulation of signs on private property | Sotomayor |
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Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
First Amendment • free speech • government speech • specialty license plates | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy |
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Ohio v. Clark | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Sixth Amendment • Confrontation Clause • admissibility of statements by child abuse victim to teacher • mandatory reporting obligations | Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Davis v. Ayala | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Equal Protection Clause • race-based peremptory challenge in jury selection • ex parte hearing of prosecutor's justification of challenges • harmless error | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas |
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Brumfield v. Cain | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Eighth Amendment • execution of the intellectually disabled • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 | Roberts |
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Kingsley v. Hendrickson | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • excessive force against pretrial detainee |
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Los Angeles v. Patel | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Fourth Amendment • mandated hotel guest record keeping and inspection • facial challenge | Thomas |
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Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
patent law • post-expiration royalty payments • stare decisis | Roberts, Thomas |
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Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Fair Housing Act • state allocation of federal low-income housing tax credits • disparate impact | Roberts, Scalia, Thomas |
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Johnson v. United States | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Armed Career Criminal Act • residual clause • Fifth Amendment • Due Process Clause • void for vagueness |
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Obergefell v. Hodges | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
same-sex marriage • Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • Equal Protection Clause | Scalia, Thomas |
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Glossip v. Gross | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • use of midazolam in lethal injection | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas |
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References
- 2014 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 5, 2015.
- 2014 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 5, 2015.
- 2014 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 5, 2015.
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