| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
101
| Ryan v. Valencia Gonzales | 568 U.S. 57, 60–77 (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. |
202
| Chaidez v. United States | 568 U.S. 342, 358–59 (2012)
| ineffective assistance of counsel • retroactivity of new rules of criminal procedure | | |
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103
| Marx v. General Revenue Corp. | 568 U.S. 371, 373–88 (2012)
| Fair Debt Collection Practices Act • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure • award of costs to prevailing plaintiff | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito | |
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404
| Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds | 568 U.S. 455, 486–502 (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) | |
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105
| Millbrook v. United States | 569 U.S. 50, 51–57 (2013)
| Federal Tort Claims Act • waiver of sovereign immunity for intentional torts by law enforcement | Unanimous | |
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106
| Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk | 569 U.S. 66, 69–79 (2013)
| Fair Labor Standards Act • collective action • offer of judgment • mootness | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito | |
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407
| Missouri v. McNeely | 569 U.S. 141, 176–83 (2013)
| Fourth Amendment • exigent circumstances • drunk driving • government-compelled blood alcohol test | | |
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408
| Moncrieffe v. Holder | 569 U.S. 184, 207–10 (2013)
| Immigration and Nationality Act • ineligibility for discretionary relief due to aggravated felony | | |
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209
| McBurney v. Young | 569 U.S. 221, 237 (2013)
| Virginia Freedom of Information Act • Privileges and Immunities Clause • Dormant Commerce Clause | | |
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110
| PPL Corp. v. Commissioner | 569 U.S. 329, 331–41 (2013)
| UK Windfall Tax • foreign tax credit | Unanimous | |
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211
| Hillman v. Maretta | 569 U.S. 483, 499–502 (2013)
| Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act • designation of beneficiary • federal preemption | | |
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112
| Horne v. Department of Agriculture | 569 U.S. 513, 515–29 (2013)
| Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 • Takings Clause | Unanimous | |
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413
| Peugh v. United States | 569 U.S. 530, 551–63 (2013)
| Federal Sentencing Guidelines • Ex Post Facto Clause | Roberts, Scalia, Alito (in part) | |
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114
| Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. | 569 U.S. 576, 579–96 (2013)
| patent law • gene patents • DNA extraction • BRCA mutation | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan; Scalia (in part) | |
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215
| American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Los Angeles | 569 U.S. 641, 655–57 (2013)
| Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 | | |
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416
| Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. | 570 U.S. 1, 22–38 (2013)
| National Voter Registration Act of 1993 • Elections Clause • Arizona Proposition 200 (2004) | | |
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117
| Alleyne v. United States | 570 U.S. 99, 102–18 (2013)
| Sixth Amendment • right to a jury trial • mandatory minimum sentencing • judicial factfinding | Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan; Breyer (in part) | |
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218
| Salinas v. Texas | 570 U.S. 178, 191–93 (2013)
| Fifth Amendment • self-incrimination | Scalia | |
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219
| American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant | 570 U.S. 228, 239 (2013)
| Federal Arbitration Act • Sherman Antitrust Act • class action | | |
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220
| Descamps v. United States | 570 U.S. 254, 279–81 (2013)
| Armed Career Criminal Act | | |
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221
| Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin | 570 U.S. 297, 315–34 (2013)
| affirmative action • race as factor in college admissions • Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause | | |
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422
| United States v. Kebodeaux | 570 U.S. 387, 407–20 (2013)
| Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act • Necessary and Proper Clause | Scalia (in part) | |
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223
| Vance v. Ball State Univ. | 570 U.S. 421, 450–51 (2013)
| Title VII • vicarious liability of supervisors | | |
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224
| Shelby County v. Holder | 570 U.S. 529, 557–59 (2013)
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 • coverage formula • preclearance • Fifteenth Amendment | | |
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225
| Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl | 570 U.S. 637, 656–66 (2013)
| Indian Child Welfare Act • termination of parental rights | | |
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426
| Lanus v. United States | 570 U.S. 932, 932–33 (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. |
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