2017 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

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The 2017 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 2, 2017, and concluded September 30, 2018. This was the twenty-seventh term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court. Clarence Thomas official SCOTUS portrait.jpg
Clarence Thomas 2017 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
15
Concurrence
0
Other
13
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 35
Bench opinions = 31Opinions relating to orders = 4In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 0 Most joined by: Gorsuch (14 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Ginsburg, Sotomayor (2)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
401



Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. v. United States583 U.S. ___ (2017)

Indian Commerce Clause   Indian Reorganization Act   taking of state land into trust
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
402



Tharpe v. Sellers 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Alito, Gorsuch
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per curiam
103



District of Columbia v. Wesby 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Fourth Amendment   probable cause   totality of the circumstances   qualified immunity Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch
404



Silvester v. Becerra583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Second Amendment   right to bear arms   state law firearm purchase waiting period
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
205



Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act   whistleblower protection Alito, Gorsuch
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Ginsburg
106



Patchak v. Zinke 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Indian Reorganization Act   Gun Lake Act   Article III Breyer, Alito, Kagan
207



Jennings v. Rodriguez 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Gorsuch (in part)
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Alito
408



Garco Construction, Inc. v. Speer583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Gorsuch
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
409



Marinello v. United States 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

interference with IRS proceedingAlito
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Breyer
110



Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Fair Labor Standards Act   exemption from overtime pay for salesmenRoberts, Kennedy, Alito, Gorsuch
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Ginsburg
411



Sessions v. Dimaya 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Immigration and Nationality Act   deportation for crime of violence   Due Process Clause   void for vagueness doctrineKennedy, Alito (in part)
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Kagan
212



Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Alien Tort Statute   suits against foreign corporations
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Kennedy
113



Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

patent law   inter partes review   cancellation of patent by United States Patent and Trademark Office   Article III Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
214



Byrd v. United States 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Fourth Amendment   search of rental vehicle   expectation of privacy of driver not listed on rental agreementGorsuch
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Kennedy
215



Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn. 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act   state authorization of sports gambling   Tenth Amendment   anticommandeering doctrine
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Alito
216



Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Federal Arbitration Act   Fair Labor Standards Act   concerted action in employment disputes
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Gorsuch
417



Upper Skagit Tribe v. Lundgren 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

tribal sovereign immunity   immovable property exceptionAlito
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Gorsuch
218



Collins v. Virginia 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Fourth Amendment   motor vehicle exception to warrant requirement   search of curtilage   exclusionary rule   Supremacy Clause
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Sotomayor
219



Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

First Amendment   Free Exercise Clause   LGBT anti-discrimination law in public accommodations Gorsuch
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Kennedy
220



Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

National Voter Registration Act   Help America Vote Act of 2002   deregistration for failure to vote
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Alito
221



Gill v. Whitford 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

partisan gerrymandering   Article III   standing   Equal Protection Gorsuch
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Roberts
422



Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

First Amendment   freedom of speech   retaliatory arrest   probable cause
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Kennedy
423



Rosales-Mireles v. United States 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines   Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure   errors in calculating sentencing rangeAlito
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Sotomayor
224



South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

state taxation of internet commerce   Commerce Clause   physical presence of out of state seller
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Kennedy
225



Lucia v. SEC 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

SEC administrative law judges   Appointments Clause Gorsuch
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Kagan
426



Carpenter v. United States 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

Fourth Amendment   acquisition of cell site records without search warrant
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Roberts
127



WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp. 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

patent law   recovery of foreign profits as infringement damagesRoberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
228



Ortiz v. United States 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

Article III   appellate jurisdiction over U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces   Article II   Appointments Clause   eligibility to serve on Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals after appointment to Court of Military Commission Review
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Kagan
129



Ohio v. American Express Co. 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

antitrust law   Sherman Antitrust Act   antisteering provisions in two-sided credit card markets Roberts, Kennedy, Alito, Gorsuch
230



Abbott v. Perez 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

legislative redistricting   Voting Rights Act   Fourteenth Amendment   Equal Protection Clause   racial gerrymandering Gorsuch
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Alito
231



Trump v. Hawaii 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

Executive Order 13780   Immigration and Nationality Act   Article III   First Amendment   Establishment Clause   authority of district court to issue universal injunction
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Roberts
132



National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

First Amendment   free speech   abortion   crisis pregnancy center notice and disclosure requirements regarding licensure and abortion service availabilityRoberts, Kennedy, Alito, Gorsuch
433



Florida v. Georgia 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

tri-state water dispute Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch
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Breyer
434



North Carolina v. Covington 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

legislative redistricting   racial gerrymandering
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per curiam
435



Rowan County v. Lund585 U.S. ___ (2018)

First Amendment   Establishment Clause   legislative prayerGorsuch
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.

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