2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts

The 2018 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2018, and concluded October 6, 2019. This was the fourteenth term of Chief Justice John Roberts's tenure on the Court.
John Roberts 2018 term statistics
7
 Majority or Plurality
2
 Concurrence
0
 Other
3
 Dissent
1
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 13
Bench opinions = 12 Opinions relating to orders = 1 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 0 Most joined by: Alito (9 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Ginsburg, Sotomayor (2 in full, 1 in part)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
101



Weyerhaeuser Co. v. United States Fish and Wildlife Serv. 586 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Endangered Species Act of 1973  • designation of critical habitat Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch
Kavanaugh did not participate.
202



Moore v. Texas 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution  • death penalty  • execution of the intellectually disabled
per curiam
 Alito
103



Jam v. International Finance Corp. 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

 International Organizations Immunities Act  • relationship to Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch
Breyer
Kavanaugh did not participate.
404



Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc. 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Yakama Nation Treaty of 1855  • state taxation of fuel importers Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh
Breyer
 Gorsuch
 Kavanaugh
105



Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Federal Arbitration Act  • contractual agreement to class action arbitration Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Thomas
 Ginsburg
 Breyer
 Sotomayor
 Kagan
406



Myers v. United States 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Armed Career Criminal Act  • "violent felony" classification Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh
Roberts dissented from the Court's granting of certiorari, summary vacatur, and remand.
107



Nieves v. Bartlett 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 First Amendment  • free speech  • retaliatory arrest  • Fourth Amendment  • probable cause Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Kavanaugh; Thomas (in part)
Thomas
 Ginsburg
 Gorsuch
 Sotomayor
408



Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Atomic Energy Act  • federal preemption of state uranium mining laws Breyer, Alito
Gorsuch
 Ginsburg
109



Knick v. Township of Scott 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Fifth Amendment  • Takings Clause  • state court exhaustion of remedies Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Thomas
 Kagan
310



Iancu v. Brunetti 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

 trademark law  • Lanham Act  • registration of immoral or scandalous trademarks  • First Amendment  • free spech
Kagan
 Alito
 Breyer
 Sotomayor
211



Kisor v. Wilkie 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

 administrative law  • deference to agency interpretation of ambiguous regulation
Kagan
 Gorsuch
 Kavanaugh
112



Rucho v. Common Cause 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

 legislative redistricting  • partisan gerrymandering  • political question doctrine  • Article I  • Elections Clause  • First Amendment  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Kagan
Federal courts do not have the jurisdiction to hear partisan gerrymandering cases because they are nonjusticiable political questions.
113



Department of Commerce v. New York 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

 addition of citizenship question to 2020 United States Census  • Article I  • Enumeration Clause  • Administrative Procedures Act  • Article III  • standing Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh (in part)
Thomas
 Breyer
 Alito
Because the reason it made the decision was pretextual and not related to the actual purpose, the Department of Commerce cannot add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.

References
  • 2018 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 7, 2019.
  • 2018 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 7, 2019.
  • 2018 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 7, 2019.
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