2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

The 2015 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2015 and concluded October 2, 2016. This was the seventh term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court .
Sonia Sotomayor 2015 term statistics
7
 Majority or Plurality
5
 Concurrence
1
 Other
8
 Dissent
1
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 22
Bench opinions = 18 Opinions relating to orders = 4 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Ginsburg (13 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Scalia (1)[1]
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
4-01



Correll v. Florida 577 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty
Breyer
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari and application for stay of execution.
4-02



Mullenix v. Luna 577 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Fourth Amendment  • use of deadly force in effecting arrest  • qualified immunity
per curiam
 Scalia
5-03



Holiday v. Stephens 577 U.S. ___ (2015)

 death penalty  • appointment of counsel in clemency proceedings
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
1-04



Hurst v. Florida 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

 death penalty  • Sixth Amendment  • right to a jury trial  • judicial factfinding of aggravating circumstances after jury advisory recommendation Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Kagan
Breyer
 Alito
4-05



Kansas v. Carr 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • jury instructions on standard of proof for mitigating factors
Scalia
2-06



Brooks v. Alabama 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

 death penalty Ginsburg
Breyer
Sotomayor concurred in the Court's denial of a stay of execution and a petition for certiorari.
1-07



Lockhart v. United States 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

 federal child pornography laws  • scope of sentence enhancement for prior convictions Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito
Kagan
1-08



Americold Realty Trust v. ConAgra Foods, Inc. 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

 diversity jurisdiction  • citizenship of investment trust Unanimous[2]
2-09



Hughes v. Talen Energy Marketing, LLC 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Federal Power Act  • interstate wholesale electricity rates  • federal preemption
Ginsburg
 Thomas
4-10



Ocasio v. United States 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Hobbs Act  • conspiracy Roberts
Alito
 Breyer
 Thomas
1-11



Husky Int’l Electronics, Inc. v. Ritz 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 bankruptcy law  • Chapter 7  • discharge exception for actual fraud Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
Thomas
2-12



Zubik v. Burwell 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Affordable Care Act  • contraceptive mandate  • Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 Ginsburg
per curiam
4-13



Kernan v. Hinojosa 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 habeas corpus  • state court unexplained denial of petition Ginsburg
per curiam
2-14



Betterman v. Montana 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Sixth Amendment  • Speedy Trial Clause  • postconviction delay in sentencing
Ginsburg
 Thomas
4-15



Luna Torres v. Lynch 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 immigration law  • removal for conviction of aggravated felony Thomas, Breyer
Kagan
1-16



Green v. Brennan 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Title VII  • constructive discharge  • statute of limitations Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Alito
 Thomas
2-17



Adams v. Alabama 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Eighth Amendment  • mandatory life imprisonment of minors  • retroactivity of new constitutional rules Ginsburg
Thomas
 Alito
Sotomayor concurred in the Court's decision to grant certiorari, vacate the lower court's opinion, and remand.
1-18



Simmons v. Himmelreich 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Federal Tort Claims Act  • exceptions for discretionary functions  • judgment bar against subsequent suit against employees Unanimous[2]
1-19



Dietz v. Bouldin 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

 district court recall of jury in civil case after discharge Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
Thomas
4-20



Puerto Rico v. Franklin Cal. Tax-Free Trust 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

 bankruptcy law  • preemption of municipal bankruptcy laws  • Puerto Rican government-debt crisis Ginsburg
Thomas
4-21



Utah v. Strieff 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Fourth Amendment  • exclusionary rule  • attenuation doctrine Ginsburg (in part)
Thomas
 Kagan
3-22



Birchfield v. North Dakota 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Fourth Amendment  • search incident to arrest  • drunk driving  • implied consent to breathalyzer or blood alcohol content tests Ginsburg
Alito
 Thomas

Notes

  1. ↑ All but six of Sotomayor's opinions were issued after Justice Scalia's death. Of the justices who participated the entire term, Thomas and Alito joined the fewest number of Sotomayor's opinions, with five each.
  2. 1 2 This opinion was handed down after the death of Justice Scalia, and so was unanimous as to the eight justices remaining on the Court.

References

Judicial opinions of Sonia Sotomayor
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Supreme Court of the United States (August 5, 2009 - present); by term
Supreme Court of the United States 2015 term (October 5, 2015 – October 2, 2016)
Opinions by justice:
Chief Justice Roberts | Associate Justices Scalia (died Feb. 12/13, 2016) | Kennedy | Thomas | Ginsburg | Breyer | Alito | Sotomayor | Kagan
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