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The 2018 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2018, and concluded October 6, 2019. This was the twenty-eighth term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court.
Clarence Thomas 2018 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
17
Concurrence
0
Other
8
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissent Total = 34
Bench opinions = 28 Opinions relating to orders = 6 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 4 Most joined by: Gorsuch (14 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Sotomayor (5)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
201



Reynolds v. Florida 586 U.S. ___ (2018)

Eighth Amendment  • capital punishment  • jury instructions
Breyer
Sotomayor
Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
402



Gee v. Planned Parenthood of Gulf Coast, Inc. 586 U.S. ___ (2018)

private right of action to challenge State determination of qualified Medicaid providers  • defunding of Planned Parenthood Alito, Gorsuch
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
103



Culbertson v. Berryhill 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Social Security Act  • cap on claimant attorney fees Unanimous
104



Stokeling v. United States 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Armed Career Criminal Act  • definition of "physical force" Breyer, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Sotomayor
105



Helsinn Healthcare S. A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

patent law  • Leahy-Smith America Invents Act  • invalidation of patent under "on sale" provision Unanimous
206



McKee v. Cosby 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

First Amendment  • free speech  • defamation
Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
207



Timbs v. Indiana 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Eighth Amendment  • excessive fines  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • Incorporation Doctrine  • Privileges and Immunities Clause  • civil forfeiture
Ginsburg
Gorsuch
408



Garza v. Idaho 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel  • failure to file notice of appeal  • waiver of right to appeal Gorsuch; Alito (in part)
Sotomayor
209



Nielsen v. Preap 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996  • detention of aliens without bond for commission of certain crimes  • Article III Gorsuch
Alito
Kavanaugh
Breyer
410



Frank v. Gaos 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Stored Communications Act  • Article III  • standing  • class certification  • cy pres
per curiam
411



Republic of Sudan v. Harrison 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976  • service on foreign state
Alito
412



Lorenzo v. SEC 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

securities fraud  • SEC Rule 10b-5  • dissemination of false or misleading statements Gorsuch
Breyer
213



Bucklew v. Precythe 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • challenges to method of execution
Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
Breyer
Sotomayor
214



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

Federal Arbitration Act  • contractual agreement to class action arbitration
Roberts
Ginsburg
Breyer
Sotomayor
Kagan
115



Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

sovereign immunity  • private suits against states in courts of other states Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Breyer
116



Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Hunt 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

False Claims Act  • statute of limitations Unanimous
217



Price v. Dunn 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • challenges to method of execution Alito, Gorsuch
Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
218



Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

FDA approval of pharmaceutical labeling  • preemption of state failure-to-warn law
Breyer
Alito
419



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

Federal Tort Claims Act  • right of military personnel to sue government for federal employee negligence
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
220



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

First Amendment  • free speech  • retaliatory arrest  • Fourth Amendment  • probable cause
Roberts
Ginsburg
Gorsuch
Sotomayor
121



Home Depot U. S. A., Inc. v. Jackson 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

removal jurisdiction  • Class Action Fairness Act of 2005  • third-party counterclaims Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
222



Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc. 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

abortion rights  • eugenics
per curiam
Ginsburg
123



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

tolling of supervised release for new imprisonment  • Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 Roberts, Ginsburg, Alito, Kavanaugh
Sotomayor
124



Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act  • applicability of state law to Outer Continental Shelf  • Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938  • minimum wage Unanimous
225



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

Armed Career Criminal Act  • remaining-in burglary as violent felony
Kavanaugh
226



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

Fifth Amendment  • Double Jeopardy Clause  • dual sovereignty doctrine  • stare decisis
Alito
Ginsburg
Gorsuch
227



PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton Harris Chiropractic, Inc. 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991  • unsolicited advertisement by fax  • Administrative Orders Review Act Gorsuch
Breyer
Kavanaugh
228



American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • cross as public war memorial  • Incorporation doctrine
Alito
Breyer
Kagan
Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
Ginsburg
429



McDonough v. Smith 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Section 1983  • prosecution based on false evidence  • statute of limitations Kagan, Gorsuch
Sotomayor
230



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

Fifth Amendment  • Takings Clause  • state court exhaustion of remedies
Roberts
Kagan
431



Flowers v. Mississippi 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

jury selection  • racially motivated peremptory strike Gorsuch (in part)
Kavanaugh
Alito
332



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 Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Roberts
Breyer
Alito
233



Mitchell v. Wisconsin 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Fourth Amendment  • blood alcohol test taken from unconscious driver  • exigent circumstances
Alito
Sotomayor
Gorsuch
234



Harris v. West Alabama Women’s Center 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

abortion rights
Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.

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