^All but six of Sotomayor's opinions were issued after Justice Scalia's death. Of the justices who participated the entire term, Thomas and Alito joined the fewest of Sotomayor's opinions, with five each.
^ abThis opinion was handed down after the death of Justice Scalia, and so was unanimous as to the eight justices remaining on the Court.
References
"2015 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
"2015 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
"2015 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
January 01, 1970
2015, term, united, states, supreme, court, opinions, sonia, sotomayor, 2015, term, supreme, court, united, states, began, october, 2015, concluded, october, 2016, this, seventh, term, associate, justice, sonia, sotomayor, tenure, court, sonia, sotomayor, 2015. The 2015 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5 2015 and concluded October 2 2016 This was the seventh term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor s tenure on the Court Sonia Sotomayor 2015 term statistics 7 Majority or Plurality 5 Concurrence 1 Other 8 Dissent 1 Concurrence dissent Total 22 Bench opinions 18 Opinions relating to orders 4 In chambers opinions 0 Unanimous opinions 2 Most joined by Ginsburg 13 in full 1 in part Least joined by Scalia 1 1 Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions 401 Correll v Florida 577 U S 948 2015 Eighth Amendment death penalty Breyer Sotomayor dissented from the Court s denial of certiorari and application for stay of execution 402 Mullenix v Luna 577 U S 20 2015 Fourth Amendment use of deadly force in effecting arrest qualified immunity per curiam Scalia 503 Holiday v Stephens 577 U S 999 2015 death penalty appointment of counsel in clemency proceedings Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court s denial of certiorari 104 Hurst v Florida 577 U S 92 2016 death penalty Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial judicial factfinding of aggravating circumstances after jury advisory recommendation Roberts Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Kagan Breyer Alito 405 Kansas v Carr 577 U S 127 2016 Eighth Amendment death penalty jury instructions on standard of proof for mitigating factors Scalia 206 Brooks v Alabama 577 U S 1115 2016 death penalty Ginsburg Breyer Sotomayor concurred in the Court s denial of a stay of execution and a petition for certiorari 107 Lockhart v United States 577 U S 347 2016 federal child pornography laws scope of sentence enhancement for prior convictions Roberts Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Alito Kagan 108 Americold Realty Trust v ConAgra Foods Inc 577 U S 378 2016 diversity jurisdiction citizenship of investment trust Unanimous 2 209 Hughes v Talen Energy Marketing LLC 578 U S 167 2016 Federal Power Act interstate wholesale electricity rates federal preemption Ginsburg Thomas 410 Ocasio v United States 578 U S 306 2016 Hobbs Act conspiracy Roberts Alito Breyer Thomas 111 Husky Int l Electronics Inc v Ritz 578 U S 355 2016 bankruptcy law Chapter 7 discharge exception for actual fraud Roberts Kennedy Ginsburg Breyer Alito Kagan Thomas 212 Zubik v Burwell 578 U S 410 2016 Affordable Care Act contraceptive mandate Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 Ginsburg per curiam 413 Kernan v Hinojosa 578 U S 416 2016 habeas corpus state court unexplained denial of petition Ginsburg per curiam 214 Betterman v Montana 578 U S 450 2016 Sixth Amendment Speedy Trial Clause postconviction delay in sentencing Ginsburg Thomas 415 Luna Torres v Lynch 578 U S 473 2016 immigration law removal for conviction of aggravated felony Thomas Breyer Kagan 116 Green v Brennan 578 U S 547 2016 Title VII constructive discharge statute of limitations Roberts Kennedy Ginsburg Breyer Kagan Alito Thomas 217 Adams v Alabama 578 U S 998 2016 Eighth Amendment mandatory life imprisonment of minors retroactivity of new constitutional rules Ginsburg Thomas Alito Sotomayor concurred in the Court s decision to grant certiorari vacate the lower court s opinion and remand 118 Simmons v Himmelreich 578 U S 621 2016 Federal Tort Claims Act exceptions for discretionary functions judgment bar against subsequent suit against employees Unanimous 2 119 Dietz v Bouldin 579 U S 40 2016 district court recall of jury in civil case after discharge Roberts Ginsburg Breyer Alito Kagan Thomas 420 Puerto Rico v Franklin Cal Tax Free Trust 579 U S 131 2016 bankruptcy law preemption of municipal bankruptcy laws Puerto Rican government debt crisis Ginsburg Thomas 421 Utah v Strieff 579 U S 243 2016 Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule attenuation doctrine Ginsburg in part Thomas Kagan 322 Birchfield v North Dakota 579 U S 479 2016 Fourth Amendment search incident to arrest drunk driving implied consent to breathalyzer or blood alcohol content tests Ginsburg Alito ThomasNotes All but six of Sotomayor s opinions were issued after Justice Scalia s death Of the justices who participated the entire term Thomas and Alito joined the fewest of Sotomayor s opinions with five each a b This opinion was handed down after the death of Justice Scalia and so was unanimous as to the eight justices remaining on the Court References 2015 Term Opinions of the Court Supreme Court of the United States Retrieved June 23 2016 2015 Term Opinions Relating to Orders Supreme Court of the United States Retrieved June 23 2016 2015 Term In Chambers Opinions Supreme Court of the United States Retrieved June 23 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor amp oldid 1175137819, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
