2019 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito

The 2019 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2019, and concluded October 4, 2020. This was the fifteenth term of Associate Justice Samuel Alito's tenure on the Court.
Samuel Alito 2019 term statistics
6
Majority or Plurality
7
Concurrence
1
Other
12
Dissent
2
Concurrence/dissent Total = 28
Bench opinions = 24 Opinions relating to orders = 4 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Gorsuch (13) Least joined by: Ginsburg (1 in full, 1 in part)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
201



Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan v. Acevedo Feliciano 589 U.S. ___ (2019)

legal organization of Roman Catholic Church  • effect of First Amendment on civil liability of religious organization Thomas
per curiam
202



Monasky v. Taglieri 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

International Child Abduction Remedies Act  • habitual residence of child
Ginsburg
Thomas
103



Hernandez v. Mesa 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Fourth Amendment  • Fifth Amendment  • cross-border shooting by federal agent Roberts, Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Thomas
Ginsburg
204



Holguin-Hernandez v. United States 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure  • preserving claims of error for appeal Gorsuch
Breyer
105



Intel Corp. Investment Policy Comm. v. Sulyma 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974  • statute of limitations based on actual knowledge of fiduciary breach Unanimous
106



Kansas v. Garcia 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986  • fraudulent employee documents  • federal preemption Roberts, Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Thomas
Breyer
407



National Review, Inc. v. Mann 589 U.S. ___ (2019)

Alito dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
508



Barr v. Roane 589 U.S. ___ (2019)

capital punishment Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Alito filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of stay or vacatur.
109



Babb v. Wilkie 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967  • age as factor in federal-sector personnel actions Roberts, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh; Ginsburg (in part)
Sotomayor
Thomas
210



Patterson v. Walgreen Co. 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Title VII  • religious employment discrimination Thomas, Gorsuch
Alito concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
311



Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act  • state law claims  • potentially responsible parties
Roberts
Gorsuch
412



Ramos v. Louisiana 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Sixth Amendment  • unanimity of jury verdict Roberts; Kagan (in part)
Gorsuch
Thomas
Sotomayor
Kavanaugh
413



County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Clean Water Act  • pollutant discharge without permit into navigable waters
Breyer
Kavanaugh
Thomas
214



Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc. 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

trademark law  • Lanham Act  • award of profits for infringement Breyer, Kagan
Gorsuch
Sotomayor
415



Maine Community Health Options v. United States 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act  • government obligation to reimburse insurer losses from online exchanges
Sotomayor
416



New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. City of New York 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Second Amendment  • firearm regulations Gorsuch; Thomas (in part)
per curiam
Kavanaugh
417



Banister v. Davis 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure  • motion to amend judgment  • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 Thomas
Kagan
418



Bostock v. Clayton County 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Title VII  • LGBTQ employment discrimination  • sex discrimination Thomas
Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
419



Andrus v. Texas 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel Thomas, Gorsuch
per curiam
320



Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of Cal. 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals  • Administrative Procedure Act
Roberts
Thomas
Sotomayor
Kavanaugh
121



Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act  • eligibility for asylum  • habeas corpus  • Article One  • Suspension Clause  • Due Process Clause Roberts, Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Thomas
Breyer
Sotomayor
422



June Medical Services, LLC v. Russo 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

abortion laws  • requirement that abortion clinic doctors have hospital admitting privileges  • Fourteenth Amendment  • stare decisis  • third-party standing Gorsuch; Thomas, Kavanaugh (in part)
Breyer
Roberts
Thomas
Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
223



Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

state law prohibition on government aid to religious schools  • First Amendment  • Free Exercise Clause
Roberts
Thomas
Gorsuch
Ginsburg
Breyer
Sotomayor
224



Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010  • religious and moral exemptions from contraceptive mandate  • Administrative Procedure Act  • Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 Gorsuch
Thomas
Kagan
Ginsburg
125



Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

First Amendment  • ministerial exception to employment discrimination claims Roberts, Thomas, Breyer, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Thomas
Sotomayor
426



Trump v. Vance 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Article II  • Supremacy Clause  • issuance of state criminal subpoena to sitting president
Roberts
Kavanaugh
Thomas
427



Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

issuance of congressional subpoena to sitting president  • separation of powers
Roberts
Thomas
428



Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Thomas, Kavanaugh
Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
Alito dissented from the Court's denial of application for injunctive relief.

References

  • "2019 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  • "2019 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  • "2019 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.