2017 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

The 2017 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 2, 2017, and concluded September 30, 2018. This was the twenty-seventh term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court.
Clarence Thomas 2017 term statistics
7
 Majority or Plurality
15
 Concurrence
0
 Other
13
 Dissent
0
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 35
Bench opinions = 31 Opinions relating to orders = 4 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 0 Most joined by: Gorsuch (14 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Ginsburg, Sotomayor (2)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
401



Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. v. United States 583 U.S. ___ (2017)

 Indian Commerce Clause  • Indian Reorganization Act  • taking of state land into trust
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
402



Tharpe v. Sellers 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Alito, Gorsuch
per curiam
103



District of Columbia v. Wesby 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Fourth Amendment  • probable cause  • totality of the circumstances  • qualified immunity Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch
Ginsburg
 Sotomayor
404



Silvester v. Becerra 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Second Amendment  • right to bear arms  • state law firearm purchase waiting period
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
205



Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act  • whistleblower protection Alito, Gorsuch
Ginsburg
 Sotomayor
106



Patchak v Zinke 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Indian Reorganization Act  • Gun Lake Act  • Article III Breyer, Alito, Kagan
Ginsburg
 Breyer
 Sotomayor
 Roberts
207



Jennings v. Rodriguez 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Gorsuch (in part)
Alito
 Breyer
408



Garco Construction, Inc. v. Speer 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Gorsuch
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
409



Marinello v. United States 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

 interference with IRS proceeding Alito
Breyer
110



Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Fair Labor Standards Act  • exemption from overtime pay for salesmen Roberts, Kennedy, Alito, Gorsuch
Ginsburg
411



Sessions v. Dimaya 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Immigration and Nationality Act  • deportation for crime of violence  • Due Process Clause  • void for vagueness doctrine Kennedy, Alito (in part)
Kagan
 Gorsuch
 Roberts
212



Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Alien Tort Statute  • suits against foreign corporations
Kennedy
 Alito
 Gorsuch
 Sotomayor
113



Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

 patent law  • inter partes review  • cancellation of patent by United States Patent and Trademark Office  • Article III Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Breyer
 Gorsuch
214



Byrd v. United States 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Fourth Amendment  • search of rental vehicle  • expectation of privacy of driver not listed on rental agreement Gorsuch
Kennedy
 Alito
215



Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn. 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act  • state authorization of sports gambling  • Tenth Amendment  • anticommandeering doctrine
Alito
 Breyer
 Ginsburg
216



Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Federal Arbitration Act  • Fair Labor Standards Act  • concerted action in employment disputes
Gorsuch
 Ginsburg
417



Upper Skagit Tribe v. Lundgren 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

 tribal sovereign immunity  • immovable property exception Alito
Gorsuch
 Roberts
218



Collins v. Virginia 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Fourth Amendment  • motor vehicle exception to warrant requirement  • search of curtilage  • exclusionary rule  • Supremacy Clause
Sotomayor
 Alito
219



Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

 First Amendment  • Free Exercise Clause  • LGBT anti-discrimination law in public accommodations Gorsuch
Kennedy
 Kagan
 Gorsuch
 Ginsburg
220



Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

 National Voter Registration Act  • Help America Vote Act of 2002  • deregistration for failure to vote
Alito
 Breyer
 Sotomayor
221



Gill v. Whitford 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 partisan gerrymandering  • Article III  • standing  • Equal Protection Gorsuch
Roberts
 Kagan
422



Lozman v. Riviera Beach 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 First Amendment  • freedom of speech  • retaliatory arrest  • probable cause
Kennedy
423



Rosales-Mireles v. United States 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines  • Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure  • errors in calculating sentencing range Alito
Sotomayor
224



South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 state taxation of internet commerce  • Commerce Clause  • physical presence of out of state seller
Kennedy
 Gorsuch
 Roberts
225



Lucia v. SEC 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 SEC administrative law judges  • Appointments Clause Gorsuch
Kagan
 Breyer
 Sotomayor
426



Carpenter v. United States 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Fourth Amendment  • acquisition of cell site records without search warrant
Roberts
 Kennedy
 Alito
 Gorsuch
127



WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp. 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 patent law  • recovery of foreign profits as infringement damages Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Gorsuch
228



Ortiz v. United States 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Article III  • appellate jurisdiction over U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces  • Article II  • Appointments Clause  • eligibility to serve on Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals after appointment to Court of Military Commission Review
Kagan
 Alito
129



Ohio v. American Express Co. 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 antitrust law  • Sherman Antitrust Act  • antisteering provisions in two-sided credit card markets Roberts, Kennedy, Alito, Gorsuch
Breyer
230



Abbott v. Perez 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 legislative redistricting  • Voting Rights Act  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause  • racial gerrymandering Gorsuch
Alito
 Sotomayor
231



Trump v. Hawaii 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Executive Order 13780  • Immigration and Nationality Act  • Article III  • First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • authority of district court to issue universal injunction
Roberts
 Kennedy
 Breyer
 Sotomayor
132



National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 First Amendment  • free speech  • abortion  • crisis pregnancy center notice and disclosure requirements regarding licensure and abortion service availability Roberts, Kennedy, Alito, Gorsuch
Kennedy
 Breyer
433



Florida v. Georgia 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 tri-state water dispute Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch
Breyer
434



North Carolina v. Covington 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 legislative redistricting  • racial gerrymandering
per curiam
435



Rowan County v. Lund 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • legislative prayer Gorsuch
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.

References
  • 2017 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 6, 2018.
  • 2017 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 6, 2018.
  • 2017 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 6, 2018.
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