2013 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

The 2013 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2013 and concluded October 5, 2014. This was the twenty-third term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court .
Clarence Thomas 2013 term statistics
7
 Majority or Plurality
7
 Concurrence
0
 Other
1
 Dissent
0
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 15
Bench opinions = 15 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 6 Most joined by: Scalia, Alito (9 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Sotomayor, Kagan (6)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
1-01



Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co. 571 U.S. ___ (2013)

 ERISA  • contractual limitations periods Unanimous
1-02



Walden v. Fiore 571 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • personal jurisdiction  • minimum contacts Unanimous
2-03



Fernandez v. California 571 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Fourth Amendment  • warrantless searches  • consent of co-occupant to search
Alito
 Scalia
 Ginsburg
2-04



Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice 571 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998  • preclusion of state-law class actions  • connection between misrepresentation and sale of security
Breyer
 Kennedy
1-05



Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction  • equitable tolling Unanimous
Alito
2-06



McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 First Amendment  • campaign finance reform  • Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971  • Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002  • aggregate campaign contribution limits
Roberts
 Breyer
1-07



Prado Navarette v. California 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Fourth Amendment  • reasonable suspicion  • traffic stop  • anonymous report of criminal activity Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito
Scalia
2-08



Town of Greece v. Galloway 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • legislative prayer Scalia (in part)
Kennedy
 Alito
 Breyer
 Kagan
4-09



Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act  • tribal sovereign immunity Scalia, Ginsburg, Alito
Kagan
 Sotomayor
 Scalia
 Ginsburg
2-10



Bond v. United States 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998 Scalia; Alito (in part)
Roberts
 Scalia
 Alito
1-11



Executive Benefits Ins. Agency v. Arkison 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984  • bankruptcy court authority to adjudicate claims Unanimous
1-12



Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Article Three standing  • First Amendment  • free speech  • criminal penalty for false statements during political campaign Unanimous
1-13



Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int'l 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

 patent law  • ineligibility of claims directed to an abstract idea Unanimous
Sotomayor
2-14



Lane v. Franks 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

 First Amendment  • free speech  • speech by government employees  • retaliation for sworn testimony given outside scope of employment Scalia, Alito
Sotomayor
2-15



Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Securities Exchange Act of 1934  • SEC Rule 10b-5  • rebuttable presumption of reliance on material misrepresentation  • class certification Scalia, Alito
Roberts
 Ginsburg

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
  • 1990
  • 1991
Supreme Court of the United States (October 18, 1991 – present); by term
Supreme Court of the United States 2013 term (October 7, 2013 - October 5, 2014)
Opinions by justice:
Chief Justice Roberts | Associate Justices Scalia | Kennedy | Thomas | Ginsburg | Breyer | Alito | Sotomayor | Kagan
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