2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

The 2012 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2012 and concluded October 6, 2013. This was the twenty-second term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court .
Clarence Thomas 2012 term statistics
8
 Majority or Plurality
11
 Concurrence
0
 Other
7
 Dissent
0
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 26
Bench opinions = 25 Opinions relating to orders = 1 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 4 Most joined by: Scalia (11) Least joined by: Sotomayor, Kagan (6)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
1-01



Ryan v. Valencia Gonzales 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

 habeas corpus  • competence Unanimous
Thomas's unanimous opinion for the Court held that a state prisoner petitioning for a federal writ of habeas corpus has no statutory right to suspend the proceedings when he is determined to be incompetent.
2-02



Chaidez v. United States 568 U.S. ___ (2012)

 ineffective assistance of counsel  • retroactivity of new rules of criminal procedure
Kagan
 Sotomayor
1-03



Marx v. General Revenue Corp. 568 U.S. ___ (2012)

 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act  • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure  • award of costs to prevailing plaintiff Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito
Sotomayor
4-04



Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

 securities fraud  • Securities Exchange Act of 1934 §10(b)  • SEC Rule 10b-5  • fraud-on-the-market theory  • materiality  • class certification Kennedy; Scalia (in part)
Ginsburg
 Alito
 Scalia
1-05



Millbrook v. United States 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Federal Tort Claims Act  • waiver of sovereign immunity for intentional torts by law enforcement Unanimous
1-06



Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Fair Labor Standards Act  • collective action  • offer of judgment  • mootness Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito
Kagan
4-07



Missouri v. McNeely 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Fourth Amendment  • exigent circumstances  • drunk driving  • government-compelled blood alcohol test
Sotomayor
 Kennedy
 Roberts
4-08



Moncrieffe v. Holder 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Immigration and Nationality Act  • ineligibility for discretionary relief due to aggravated felony
Sotomayor
 Alito
2-09



McBurney v. Young 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Virginia Freedom of Information Act  • Privileges and Immunities Clause  • Dormant Commerce Clause
Alito
1-10



PPL Corp. v. Commissioner 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 UK Windfall Tax  • foreign tax credit Unanimous
Sotomayor
2-11



Hillman v. Maretta 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act  • designation of beneficiary  • federal preemption
Sotomayor
 Alito
1-12



Horne v. Department of Agriculture 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937  • Takings Clause Unanimous
4-13



Peugh v. United States 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Federal Sentencing Guidelines  • Ex Post Facto Clause Roberts, Scalia, Alito (in part)
Sotomayor
 Alito
1-14



Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 patent law  • gene patents  • DNA extraction  • BRCA mutation Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan; Scalia (in part)
Scalia
2-15



American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Los Angeles 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994
Kagan
4-16



Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 National Voter Registration Act of 1993  • Elections Clause  • Arizona Proposition 200 (2004)
Scalia
 Kennedy
 Alito
1-17



Alleyne v. United States 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Sixth Amendment  • right to a jury trial  • mandatory minimum sentencing  • judicial factfinding Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan; Breyer (in part)
Breyer
 Sotomayor
 Roberts
 Alito
2-18



Salinas v. Texas 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Fifth Amendment  • self-incrimination Scalia
Alito
 Breyer
2-19



American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Federal Arbitration Act  • Sherman Antitrust Act  • class action
Scalia
 Kagan
2-20



Descamps v. United States 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Armed Career Criminal Act
Kagan
 Kennedy
 Alito
2-21



Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 affirmative action  • race as factor in college admissions  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause
Kennedy
 Scalia
 Ginsburg
4-22



United States v. Kebodeaux 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act  • Necessary and Proper Clause Scalia (in part)
Breyer
 Roberts
 Alito
 Scalia
2-23



Vance v. Ball State Univ. 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Title VII  • vicarious liability of supervisors
Alito
 Ginsburg
2-24



Shelby County v. Holder 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Voting Rights Act of 1965  • coverage formula  • preclearance  • Fifteenth Amendment
Roberts
 Ginsburg
2-25



Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Indian Child Welfare Act  • termination of parental rights
Alito
 Breyer
 Scalia
 Sotomayor
4-26



Lanus v. United States 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Federal Tort Claims Act  • exclusion of lawsuits by military personnel
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari, in a case asking the Court to revisit its decision in Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135 (1950) that the FTCA did not allow military personnel to sue the government for the negligence of federal employees. Thomas argued that Feres should be overturned because the text of the FTCA provided no basis for such an exception.

References

Judicial opinions of Clarence Thomas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (March 6, 1990 – October 17, 1991); by calendar year
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Supreme Court of the United States (October 18, 1991 – present); by term
Supreme Court of the United States 2012 term (October 1, 2012 - October 6, 2013)
Opinions by justice:
Chief Justice Roberts | Associate Justices Scalia | Kennedy | Thomas | Ginsburg | Breyer | Alito | Sotomayor | Kagan
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