2020 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

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The 2020 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2020, and concluded October 3, 2021. This was the thirtieth term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court. Clarence Thomas official SCOTUS portrait.jpg
Clarence Thomas 2020 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
13
Concurrence
5
Other
11
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 36
Bench opinions = 24Opinions relating to orders = 12In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Gorsuch (12) Least joined by: Roberts (6 in full, 1 in part)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
501



Davis v. Ermold592 U.S. ___ (2020)

Alito
Thomas filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
502



Malwarebytes, Inc. v. Enigma Software Group USA, LLC 592 U.S. ___ (2020)

Thomas filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
403



Rogers County Board of Tax Roll Corrections v. Video Gaming Technologies, Inc.592 U.S. ___ (2020)

Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
104



Tanzin v. Tanvir 592 U.S. ___ (2020)

Roberts, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
205



Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Assn. 592 U.S. ___ (2020)

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Sotomayor
506



Bruni v. City of Pittsburgh592 U.S. ___ (2021)

Thomas filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
407



Salinas v. Railroad Retirement Bd. 592 U.S. ___ (2021)

Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett
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Sotomayor
408



Bridge Aina Le’a, LLC v. Hawaii Land Use Commission592 U.S. ___ (2021)

Fifth Amendment   Takings Clause   regulatory takings
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
409



Republican Party of Pennsylvania v. Degraffenreid592 U.S. ___ (2021)

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Alito
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
110



Brownback v. King 592 U.S. ___ (2021)

Federal Tort Claims Act Unanimous
111



Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski 592 U.S. ___ (2021)

Article III Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
212



FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project 592 U.S. ___ (2021)

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Kavanaugh
413



Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Alito
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Breyer
214



Biden v. Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Thomas concurred in the Court's grant of certiorari, vacatur, and remand for dismissal as moot.
215



Carr v. Saul 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Gorsuch, Barrett
216



Jones v. Mississippi 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

417



Doe v. United States 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
118



Caniglia v. Strom 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Unanimous
219



Edwards v. Vannoy 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Gorsuch
120



Guam v. United States 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Unanimous
421



Van Buren v. United States 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Roberts, Alito
222



Borden v. United States 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

123



Terry v. United States 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Roberts, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett; Sotomayor (in part)
124



Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Gorsuch, Kavanaugh; Roberts, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Barrett (in part)
225



California v. Texas 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

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Breyer
426



United States v. Arthrex, Inc. 594 U.S. ___ (2021)

Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan (in part)
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Roberts
427



Mahanoy Area School Dist. v. B. L. 594 U.S. ___ (2021)

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Breyer
228



Collins v. Yellen 594 U.S. ___ (2021)

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Alito
229



Lange v. California 594 U.S. ___ (2021)

Kavanaugh (in part)
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Kagan
430



TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez 594 U.S. ___ (2021)

Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Kavanaugh
531



Standing Akimbo, LLC v. United States594 U.S. ___ (2021)

Thomas filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
232



Johnson v. Guzman Chavez 594 U.S. ___ (2021)

Gorsuch
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Alito
233



Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta 594 U.S. ___ (2021)

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Roberts
434



Berisha v. Lawson594 U.S. ___ (2021)

Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
535



Hoggard v. Rhodes594 U.S. ___ (2021)

Thomas filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
436



Eychaner v. Chicago594 U.S. ___ (2021)

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

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