2012 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States
The 2012 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2012, and concluded October 6, 2013. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion.
Table key
Delivered the Court's opinion
Joined the Court's opinion
Filed a concurrence
Joined a concurrence
Filed a dissent
Joined a dissent
Filed a concurrence/dissent
Joined a concurrence/dissent
Did not participate in the decision
Decisions that do not note an argument date were decided without oral argument. Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's opinion are per curiam .
Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices frequently join multiple opinions in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly.
An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality. An asterisk in a joining vote denotes that the justice joined it only in part.
A dash ( - ) denotes that the Justice voted without filing or joining an opinion.
2012 term opinions
#
Case name and citation
Argued
Decided
Roberts
Scalia
Kennedy
Thomas
Ginsburg
Breyer
Alito
Sotomayor
Kagan
1
Lefemine v. Wideman , 568 U.S. 1 November 5, 2012
2
United States v. Bormes , 568 U.S. 6 October 2, 2012 November 13, 2012
3
Nitro-Lift Technologies, L. L. C. v. Howard , 568 U.S. 17 November 26, 2012
4
Arkansas Game and Fish Comm’n v. United States , 568 U.S. 23 October 3, 2012 December 4, 2012
5
Kloeckner v. Solis , 568 U.S. 41 October 2, 2012 December 10, 2012
6
Ryan v. Valencia Gonzales , 568 U.S. 57 October 9, 2012 January 8, 2013
7
L.A. Cty. Flood Control Dist. v. Natural Resources Defense Council , 568 U.S. 78 December 4, 2012 January 8, 2013
8
Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc. , 568 U.S. 85 November 7, 2012 January 9, 2013
9
Smith v. United States , 568 U.S. 106 November 6, 2012 January 9, 2013
10
Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach , 568 U.S. 115 October 1, 2012 January 15, 2013
11
Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center , 568 U.S. 145 December 4, 2012 January 22, 2013
12
Chafin v. Chafin , 568 U.S. 165 December 5, 2012 February 19, 2013
13
Bailey v. United States , 568 U.S. 186 November 1, 2012 February 19, 2013
14
FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc. , 568 U.S. 216 November 26, 2012 February 19, 2013
15
Florida v. Harris , 568 U.S. 237 October 31, 2012 February 19, 2013
16
Gunn v. Minton , 568 U.S. 251 January 16, 2013 February 20, 2013
17
Henderson v. United States , 568 U.S. 266 November 28, 2012 February 20, 2013
18
Johnson v. Williams , 568 U.S. 289 October 3, 2012 February 20, 2013
19
Evans v. Michigan , 568 U.S. 313 November 6, 2012 February 20, 2013
20
Chaidez v. United States , 568 U.S. 342 November 1, 2012 February 20, 2013
21
Marx v. General Revenue Corp. , 568 U.S. 371 November 7, 2012 February 26, 2013
22
Clapper v. Amnesty International USA , 568 U.S. 398 October 29, 2012 February 26, 2013
23
Gabelli v. SEC , 568 U.S. 442 January 8, 2013 February 27, 2013
24
Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds , 568 U.S. 455 November 5, 2012 February 27, 2013
25
Levin v. United States , 568 U.S. 503 January 15, 2013 March 4, 2013
26
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 568 U.S. 519 October 29, 2012 March 19, 2013
27
Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles , 568 U.S. 588 January 7, 2013 March 19, 2013
28
Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center , 568 U.S. 597 December 3, 2012 March 20, 2013
29
Wos v. E. M. A. , 568 U.S. 627 January 8, 2013 March 20, 2013
30
Florida v. Jardines , 569 U.S. 1 October 31, 2012 March 26, 2013
31
Comcast Corp. v. Behrend , 569 U.S. 27 November 5, 2012 March 27, 2013
32
Millbrook v. United States , 569 U.S. 50 February 19, 2013 March 27, 2013
33
Marshall v. Rodgers , 569 U.S. 58 April 1, 2013
34
Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk , 569 U.S. 66 December 3, 2012 April 16, 2013
35
US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen , 569 U.S. 88 November 27, 2012 April 16, 2013
36
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. ,[ 1] 569 U.S. 108 October 1, 2012 April 17, 2013
37
Missouri v. McNeely , 569 U.S. 141 January 9, 2013 April 17, 2013
38
Moncrieffe v. Holder , 569 U.S. 184 October 10, 2012 April 23, 2013
39
McBurney v. Young , 569 U.S. 221 February 20, 2013 April 29, 2013
40
Boyer v. Louisiana ,[ 2] 569 U.S. 238 January 14, 2013 April 29, 2013
41
Dan's City Used Cars, Inc. v. Pelkey , 569 U.S. 251 March 20, 2013 May 13, 2013
42
Bullock v. BankChampaign, N. A. , 569 U.S. 267 March 18, 2013 May 13, 2013
43
Bowman v. Monsanto Co. , 569 U.S. 278 February 19, 2013 May 13, 2013
44
Arlington v. FCC , 569 U.S. 290 January 16, 2013 May 20, 2013
45
PPL Corp. v. Commissioner , 569 U.S. 329 February 20, 2013 May 20, 2013
46
Metrish v. Lancaster , 569 U.S. 351 April 24, 2013 May 20, 2013
47
Sebelius v. Cloer , 569 U.S. 369 March 19, 2013 May 20, 2013
48
McQuiggin v. Perkins , 569 U.S. 383 February 25, 2013 May 28, 2013
49
Trevino v. Thaler , 569 U.S. 413 February 25, 2013 May 28, 2013
50
Maryland v. King , 569 U.S. 435 February 26, 2013 June 3, 2013
51
Hillman v. Maretta , 569 U.S. 483 April 22, 2013 June 3, 2013
52
Nevada v. Jackson , 569 U.S. 505 June 3, 2013
53
Horne v. Department of Agriculture , 569 U.S. 513 March 20, 2013 June 10, 2013
54
Peugh v. United States , 569 U.S. 530 February 26, 2013 June 10, 2013
55
Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter , 569 U.S. 564 March 25, 2013 June 10, 2013
56
Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. , 569 U.S. 576 April 15, 2013 June 13, 2013
57
United States v. Davila , 569 U.S. 597 April 15, 2013 June 13, 2013
58
Tarrant Regional Water Dist. v. Herrmann , 569 U.S. 614 April 23, 2013 June 13, 2013
59
American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Los Angeles , 569 U.S. 641 April 16, 2013 June 13, 2013
60
Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. , 570 U.S. 1 March 18, 2013 June 17, 2013
61
Maracich v. Spears , 570 U.S. 48 January 9, 2013 June 17, 2013
62
Alleyne v. United States , 570 U.S. 99 January 14, 2013 June 17, 2013
63
FTC v. Actavis, Inc. , 570 U.S. 136 March 25, 2013 June 17, 2013
64
Salinas v. Texas , 570 U.S. 178 April 17, 2013 June 17, 2013
65
Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society Int'l, Inc. , 570 U.S. 205 April 22, 2013 June 20, 2013
66
American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant , 570 U.S. 228 February 27, 2013 June 20, 2013
67
Descamps v. United States , 570 U.S. 254 January 7, 2013 June 20, 2013
68
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin , 570 U.S. 297 October 10, 2012 June 24, 2013
69
University of Tex. Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar , 570 U.S. 338 April 24, 2013 June 24, 2013
70
United States v. Kebodeaux , 570 U.S. 387 April 17, 2013 June 24, 2013
71
Vance v. Ball State University , 570 U.S. 421 November 26, 2012 June 24, 2013
72
Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett , 570 U.S. 472 March 19, 2013 June 24, 2013
73
Ryan v. Schad , 570 U.S. 521 June 24, 2013
74
Shelby County v. Holder , 570 U.S. 529 February 27, 2013 June 25, 2013
75
Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management Dist. , 570 U.S. 595 January 15, 2013 June 25, 2013
76
Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl , 570 U.S. 637 April 16, 2013 June 25, 2013
77
Hollingsworth v. Perry , 570 U.S. 693 March 26, 2013 June 26, 2013
78
Sekhar v. United States , 570 U.S. 729 April 23, 2013 June 26, 2013
79
United States v. Windsor , 570 U.S. 744 March 27, 2013 June 26, 2013
#
Case name and citation
Argued
Decided
Roberts
Scalia
Kennedy
Thomas
Ginsburg
Breyer
Alito
Sotomayor
Kagan
2012 term membership and statistics
This was the eighth term of Chief Justice Roberts's tenure and the third term with the same membership.
Justice
Appointment history
Agreement with judgment
Opinions filed
Seniority
Name
President
Date confirmed
%
#
Total
Chief Justice
John Roberts
George W. Bush
September 29, 2005
86.1%
68/79
8
2
1
6
17
Associate Justice
Antonin Scalia
Ronald Reagan
September 26, 1986
78.5%
62/79
8
5
1
10
24
Associate Justice
Anthony Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
February 18, 1988
91.1%
72/79
8
5
0
1
14
Associate Justice
Clarence Thomas
George H. W. Bush
October 23, 1991
79.7%
63/79
8
11
0
6
25
Associate Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Bill Clinton
August 10, 1993
78.5%
62/79
9
1
0
7
17
Associate Justice
Stephen Breyer
Bill Clinton
August 3, 1994
82.1%
64/78
8
5
0
5
18
Associate Justice
Samuel Alito
George W. Bush
January 31, 2006
79.5%
62/78
8
7
0
8
23
Associate Justice
Sonia Sotomayor
Barack Obama
August 6, 2009
78.2%
61/78
8
3
0
6
17
Associate Justice
Elena Kagan
Barack Obama
August 7, 2010
80.3%
61/76
8
2
0
3
13
Notes on statistics:
Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included.
Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point.
Individual opinion counts will not match the Court's totals; Ginsburg and Breyer's jointly authored dissent in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend is counted separately for both justices but counted only once in the Court's totals.
Totals
73
41
2
51
167
Notes
References
Supreme Court of the United States 2012 term
(October 1, 2012 - October 6, 2013)
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