2014 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States
The 2014 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2014, and concluded October 4, 2015. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion.[ 1] This term was considered the most Liberal term since The Warren Court in the late 1960s[ 2]
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.
2014 term opinions
#
Case name and citation
Argued
Decided
Roberts
Scalia
Kennedy
Thomas
Ginsburg
Breyer
Alito
Sotomayor
Kagan
1
Lopez v. Smith , 574 U.S. 1 October 6, 2014
2
Johnson v. City of Shelby , 574 U.S. 10 November 10, 2014
3
Carroll v. Carman , 574 U.S. 13 November 10, 2014
4
Glebe v. Frost , 574 U.S. 21 November 17, 2014
5
Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk , 574 U.S. 27 October 8, 2014 December 9, 2014
6
Warger v. Shauers , 574 U.S. 40 October 8, 2014 December 9, 2014
7
Heien v. North Carolina , 574 U.S. 54 October 6, 2014 December 15, 2014
8
Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens , 574 U.S. 81 October 7, 2014 December 15, 2014
9
Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. , 574 U.S. 259 November 4, 2014 January 13, 2015
10
Whitfield v. United States , 574 U.S. 265 December 2, 2014 January 13, 2015
11
Jennings v. Stephens , 574 U.S. 271 October 15, 2014 January 14, 2015
12
T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell , 574 U.S. 293 November 10, 2014 January 14, 2015
13
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc. , 574 U.S. 318 October 15, 2014 January 20, 2015
14
Holt v. Hobbs , 574 U.S. 352 October 7, 2014 January 20, 2015
15
Christeson v. Roper , 574 U.S. 373 January 20, 2015
16
Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean , 574 U.S. 383 November 4, 2014 January 21, 2015
17
Gelboim v. Bank of America Corp. , 574 U.S. 405 December 9, 2014 January 21, 2015
18
Hana Financial, Inc. v. Hana Bank , 574 U.S. 418 December 3, 2014 January 21, 2015
19
M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett , 574 U.S. 427 November 10, 2014 January 26, 2015
20
Kansas v. Nebraska , 574 U.S. 445 October 14, 2014 February 24, 2015
21
North Carolina Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC , 574 U.S. 494 October 14, 2014 February 25, 2015
22
Yates v. United States , 574 U.S. 528 November 5, 2014 February 25, 2015
23
Direct Marketing Assn. v. Brohl , 575 U.S. 1 December 8, 2014 March 3, 2015
24
Alabama Dept. of Revenue v. CSX Transp., Inc. , 575 U.S. 21 December 9, 2014 March 4, 2015
25
Dept. of Transportation v. Assoc. of American Railroads , 575 U.S. 43 December 8, 2014 March 9, 2015
26
Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. , 575 U.S. 92 December 1, 2014 March 9, 2015
27
B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. , 575 U.S. 138 December 2, 2014 March 24, 2015
28
Omnicare v. Laborers Dist. Council Const. Ind. Pension Fund , 575 U.S. 175 November 3, 2014 March 24, 2015
29
Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. , 575 U.S. 206 December 3, 2014 March 25, 2015
30
Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama , 575 U.S. 254 November 12, 2014 March 25, 2015
31
Grady v. North Carolina , 575 U.S. 306 March 30, 2015
32
Woods v. Donald , 575 U.S. 312 March 30, 2015
33
Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. , 575 U.S. 320 January 20, 2015 March 31, 2015
34
Rodriguez v. United States , 575 U.S. 348 January 21, 2015 April 21, 2015
35
Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. , 575 U.S. 373 January 12, 2015 April 21, 2015
36
United States v. Kwai Fun Wong , 575 U.S. 402 December 10, 2014 April 22, 2015
37
Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar , 575 U.S. 433 January 20, 2015 April 29, 2015
38
Mach Mining, LLC v. EEOC , 575 U.S. 480 January 13, 2015 April 29, 2015
39
Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank , 575 U.S. 496 April 1, 2015 May 4, 2015
40
Harris v. Viegelahn , 575 U.S. 510 April 1, 2015 May 18, 2015
41
Tibble v. Edison Int'l , 575 U.S. 523 February 24, 2015 May 18, 2015
42
Coleman v. Tollefson , 575 U.S. 532 February 23, 2015 May 18, 2015
43
Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne , 575 U.S. 542 November 12, 2014 May 18, 2015
44
City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan , 575 U.S. 600 March 23, 2015 May 18, 2015
45
Henderson v. United States , 575 U.S. 622 February 24, 2015 May 18, 2015
46
Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc. , 575 U.S. 632 March 31, 2015 May 26, 2015
47
Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter , 575 U.S. 650 January 13, 2015 May 26, 2015
48
Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif , 575 U.S. 665 January 14, 2015 May 26, 2015
49
Elonis v. United States , 575 U.S. 723 December 1, 2014 June 1, 2015
50
EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. , 575 U.S. 768 February 25, 2015 June 1, 2015
51
Bank of America, N. A. v. Caulkett , 575 U.S. 790 March 24, 2015 June 1, 2015
52
Mellouli v. Lynch , 575 U.S. 798 January 14, 2015 June 1, 2015
53
Taylor v. Barkes , 575 U.S. 822 June 1, 2015
54
Zivotofsky v. Kerry , 576 U.S. 1 November 3, 2014 June 8, 2015
55
Kerry v. Din , 576 U.S. 86 February 23, 2015 June 15, 2015
56
Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC , 576 U.S. 121 February 25, 2015 June 15, 2015
57
Reyes Mata v. Lynch , 576 U.S. 143 April 29, 2015 June 15, 2015
58
Reed v. Town of Gilbert , 576 U.S. 155 January 12, 2015 June 18, 2015
59
McFadden v. United States , 576 U.S. 186 April 21, 2015 June 18, 2015
60
Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. , 576 U.S. 200 March 23, 2015 June 18, 2015
61
Ohio v. Clark , 576 U.S. 237 March 2, 2015 June 18, 2015
62
Davis v. Ayala , 576 U.S. 257 March 3, 2015 June 18, 2015
63
Brumfield v. Cain , 576 U.S. 305 March 30, 2015 June 18, 2015
64
Horne v. Department of Agriculture , 576 U.S. 350 April 22, 2015 June 22, 2015
65
Kingsley v. Hendrickson , 576 U.S. 389 April 27, 2015 June 22, 2015
66
Los Angeles v. Patel , 576 U.S. 409 March 3, 2015 June 22, 2015
67
Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC , 576 U.S. 446 March 31, 2015 June 22, 2015
68
King v. Burwell , 576 U.S. 473 March 4, 2015 June 25, 2015
69
Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. , 576 U.S. 519 January 21, 2015 June 25, 2015
70
Johnson v. United States ,[ 3] 576 U.S. 591 April 20, 2015 June 26, 2015
71
Obergefell v. Hodges , 576 U.S. 644 April 28, 2015 June 26, 2015
72
Michigan v. EPA , 576 U.S. 743 March 25, 2015 June 29, 2015
73
Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n , 576 U.S. 787 March 2, 2015 June 29, 2015
74
Glossip v. Gross , 576 U.S. 863 April 29, 2015 June 29, 2015
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Case name and citation
Argued
Decided
Roberts
Scalia
Kennedy
Thomas
Ginsburg
Breyer
Alito
Sotomayor
Kagan
2014 term membership and statistics
This was the tenth term of Chief Justice Roberts's tenure and the fifth and last full 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
78.4%
58/74
7
1
1
5
14
Associate Justice
Antonin Scalia
Ronald Reagan
September 26, 1986
68.9%
51/74
9
4
2
13
28
Associate Justice
Anthony Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
February 18, 1988
87.8%
65/74
6
4
0
3
13
Associate Justice
Clarence Thomas
George H. W. Bush
October 23, 1991
59.5%
44/74
7
10
3
17
37
Associate Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Bill Clinton
August 10, 1993
86.5%
64/74
7
5
0
1
13
Associate Justice
Stephen Breyer
Bill Clinton
August 3, 1994
91.7%
66/72
8
4
1
3
16
Associate Justice
Samuel Alito
George W. Bush
January 31, 2006
70.3%
52/74
8
8
1
13
30
Associate Justice
Sonia Sotomayor
Barack Obama
August 6, 2009
89.2%
66/74
7
3
0
6
16
Associate Justice
Elena Kagan
Barack Obama
August 7, 2010
85.1%
63/74
7
2
0
2
11
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.
Totals
66
41
8
63
178
Notes
References
Supreme Court of the United States 2014 term
(October 6, 2014 - October 4, 2015)
List of cases by Court Seal of the United States Supreme Court Complete list By recent term By subject matter Other lists