Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
501 | Apodaca v. Raemisch | 586 U.S. ___ (2018)
| Eighth Amendment • solitary confinement | | |
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. |
402 | Zagorski v. Parker | 586 U.S. ___ (2018)
| Eighth Amendment • death penalty • lethal injection by midazolam | Breyer | |
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of application for stay of execution and certiorari. |
403 | Brown v. United States | 586 U.S. ___ (2018)
| United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines • sentence enhancement for habitual offenders with violent crime convictions • vagueness doctrine | Ginsburg | |
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. |
504 | Townes v. Alabama | 586 U.S. ___ (2018)
| death penalty punishment • Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • jury instructions • prosecutorial burden of proof on each element of crime • failure to preserve audio record | | |
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. |
405 | Zagorski v. Haslam | 586 U.S. ___ (2018)
| Eighth Amendment • death penalty • lethal injection by midazolam | | |
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of application for stay of execution and certiorari. |
406 | Reynolds v. Florida | 586 U.S. ___ (2018)
| Eighth Amendment • death penalty • jury instructions | | |
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. |
407 | Miller v. Parker | 586 U.S. ___ (2018)
| Eighth Amendment • death penalty • electric chair | | |
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of application for stay of execution and certiorari. |
408 | Lance v. Sellers | 586 U.S. ___ (2019)
| Eighth Amendment • death penalty • Sixth Amendment • ineffective assistance of counsel | Ginsburg, Kagan | |
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. |
409 | Stokeling v. United States | 586 U.S. ___ (2019)
| Armed Career Criminal Act • definition of "physical force" | Roberts, Ginsburg, Kagan | |
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510 | Schock v. United States | 586 U.S. ___ (2019)
| Article One • Rulemaking Clause | | |
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. |
111 | Nutraceutical Corp. v. Lambert | 586 U.S. ___ (2019)
| deadline for appealing class action decertification • equitable tolling | Unanimous | |
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112 | Garza v. Idaho | 586 U.S. ___ (2019)
| Sixth Amendment • ineffective assistance of counsel • failure to file notice of appeal • waiver of right to appeal | Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan, Kavanaugh | |
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513 | Tharpe v. Ford | 586 U.S. ___ (2019)
| Sixth Amendment • racial bias of juror | | |
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. |
214 | Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP | 586 U.S. ___ (2019)
| Fair Debt Collection Practices Act • nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings | | |
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215 | Sturgeon v. Frost | 587 U.S. ___ (2019)
| Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act • National Park Service regulatory authority over running river | Ginsburg | |
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416 | Biestek v. Berryhill | 587 U.S. ___ (2019)
| Social Security Administration claims process • effect of expert denying data request on evidentiary value of testimony | | |
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417 | Bucklew v. Precythe | 587 U.S. ___ (2019)
| Eighth Amendment • death penalty • challenges to method of execution | | |
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418 | Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela | 587 U.S. ___ (2019)
| Federal Arbitration Act • contractual agreement to class action arbitration | | |
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419 | Abdur'rahman v. Parker | 587 U.S. ___ (2019)
| Eighth Amendment • death penalty punishment • challenges to method of execution | | |
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. |
120 | Herrera v. Wyoming | 587 U.S. ___ (2019)
| effect of statehood on Native American treaty rights | Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan, Gorsuch | |
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221 | Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC | 587 U.S. ___ (2019)
| bankruptcy law • Chapter 11 • debtor rejection of executory contract | | |
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422 | Nieves v. Bartlett | 587 U.S. ___ (2019)
| First Amendment • free speech • retaliatory arrest • Fourth Amendment • probable cause | | |
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123 | Smith v. Berryhill | 587 U.S. ___ (2019)
| judicial review of final decision by Social Security Administration | Unanimous | |
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424 | Mont v. United States | 587 U.S. ___ (2019)
| tolling of supervised release for new imprisonment • Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 | Breyer, Kagan, Gorsuch | |
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125 | Return Mail, Inc. v. Postal Service | 587 U.S. ___ (2019)
| patent law • Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 • eligibility of federal government to initiate Patent Trial and Appeal Board post-patent issuance review | Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh | |
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426 | Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck | 587 U.S. ___ (2019)
| First Amendment • public-access television • government-designated private entity as state actor | Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan | |
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127 | McDonough v. Smith | 588 U.S. ___ (2019)
| Section 1983 • prosecution based on false evidence • statute of limitations | Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kavanaugh | |
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128 | North Carolina Dept. of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust | 588 U.S. ___ (2019)
| Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • state taxation of trust based on beneficiary residence | Unanimous | |
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329 | Iancu v. Brunetti | 588 U.S. ___ (2019)
| trademark law • Lanham Act • registration of immoral or scandalous trademarks • First Amendment • free speech | Breyer | |
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430 | Mitchell v. Wisconsin | 588 U.S. ___ (2019)
| Fourth Amendment • blood alcohol test taken from unconscious driver • exigent circumstances | Ginsburg, Kagan | |
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431 | McGee v. McFadden | 588 U.S. ___ (2019)
| death penalty • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 • habeas corpus • certificate of appealability • withholding of exculpatory evidence | | |
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. |
532 | Bowles v. Florida | 588 U.S. ___ (2019)
| Eighth Amendment • death penalty • execution of the intellectually disabled | | |
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. |
533 | Crutsinger v. Davis | 588 U.S. ___ (2019)
| habeas corpus • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure • reopening of final judgment | | |
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. |
434 | Barr v. East Bay Sanctuary Covenant | 588 U.S. ___ (2019)
| asylum policy • requirement to apply for asylum in other countries while traveling | Ginsburg | |
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay. |
535 | Sparks v. Davis | 588 U.S. ___ (2019)
| death penalty • pro-death penalty attire worn by courtroom employee during sentencing | | |
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. |