2018 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

The 2018 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2018, and concluded October 6, 2019. The table below 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.

2018 term opinions

# Case name and citation Argued Decided Roberts Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan Gorsuch Kavanaugh
1 Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido, 586 U.S. ___October 1, 2018November 6, 2018
2 Weyerhaeuser Co. v. United States Fish and Wildlife Serv., 586 U.S. ___October 1, 2018November 27, 2018
3 United States v. Stitt, 586 U.S. ___October 9, 2018December 10, 2018
4 Escondido v. Emmons, 586 U.S. ___January 7, 2019
5 Shoop v. Hill, 586 U.S. ___January 7, 2019
6 Culbertson v. Berryhill, 586 U.S. ___November 7, 2018January 8, 2019
7 Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc., 586 U.S. ___October 29, 2018January 8, 2019
8 Stokeling v. United States, 586 U.S. ___October 9, 2018January 15, 2019
9 New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, 586 U.S. ___October 3, 2018January 15, 2019
10 Helsinn Healthcare S. A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., 586 U.S. ___December 4, 2018January 22, 2019
11 Moore v. Texas, 586 U.S. ___February 19, 2019
12 Timbs v. Indiana, 586 U.S. ___November 28, 2018February 20, 2019
1
2
13 Dawson v. Steager, 586 U.S. ___December 3, 2018February 20, 2019
14 Yovino v. Rizo, 586 U.S. ___February 25, 2019
-
15 Nutraceutical Corp. v. Lambert, 586 U.S. ___November 27, 2018February 26, 2019
16 Jam v. International Finance Corp., 586 U.S. ___October 31, 2018February 27, 2019
17 Garza v. Idaho, 586 U.S. ___October 30, 2018February 27, 2019
*
18 Madison v. Alabama, 586 U.S. ___October 2, 2018February 27, 2019
19 Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, 586 U.S. ___January 8, 2019March 4, 2019
20 BNSF Railway Co. v. Loos, 586 U.S. ___November 6, 2018March 4, 2019
21 Rimini Street Inc. v. Oracle USA Inc., 586 U.S. ___January 14, 2019March 4, 2019
22 Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc., 586 U.S. ___October 30, 2018March 19, 2019
1
12
*
1
12
23 Nielsen v. Preap, 586 U.S. ___October 10, 2018March 19, 2019
*1
*
*1
2
24 Air & Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries, 586 U.S. ___October 10, 2018March 19, 2019
25 Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP, 586 U.S. ___January 7, 2019March 20, 2019
26 Frank v. Gaos, 586 U.S. ___October 31, 2018March 20, 2019
27 Republic of Sudan v. Harrison, 587 U.S. ___November 7, 2018March 26, 2019
28 Sturgeon v. Frost, 587 U.S. ___November 5, 2018March 26, 2019
29 Lorenzo v. SEC, 587 U.S. ___December 3, 2018March 27, 2019
30 Biestek v. Berryhill, 587 U.S. ___December 4, 2018April 1, 2019
2
1
2
31 Bucklew v. Precythe, 587 U.S. ___November 6, 2018April 1, 2019
1
1*
1
1*2
1*
2
32 Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian,[1] 587 U.S. ___April 15, 2019April 23, 2019
33 Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela, 587 U.S. ___October 29, 2018April 24, 2019
14
124
134*
4
34 Thacker v. TVA, 587 U.S. ___January 14, 2019April 29, 2019
35 Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt, 587 U.S. ___January 9, 2019May 13, 2019
36 Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Hunt, 587 U.S. ___March 19, 2019May 13, 2019
37 Apple, Inc. v. Pepper, 587 U.S. ___November 26, 2018May 13, 2019
38 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht, 587 U.S. ___January 7, 2019May 20, 2019
2
1
2
2
39 Herrera v. Wyoming, 587 U.S. ___January 8, 2019May 20, 2019
40 Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, 587 U.S. ___February 20, 2019May 20, 2019
41 Nieves v. Bartlett, 587 U.S. ___November 26, 2018May 28, 2019
*
1
2
42 Home Depot U. S. A., Inc. v. Jackson, 587 U.S. ___January 15, 2019May 28, 2019
43 Smith v. Berryhill, 587 U.S. ___March 18, 2019May 28, 2019
44 Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc., 587 U.S. ___May 28, 2019
-
45 Mont v. United States, 587 U.S. ___February 26, 2019June 3, 2019
46 Fort Bend County v. Davis, 587 U.S. ___April 22, 2019June 3, 2019
47 Taggart v. Lorenzen, 587 U.S. ___April 24, 2019June 3, 2019
48 Azar v. Allina Health Services, 587 U.S. ___January 15, 2019June 3, 2019
49 Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton, 587 U.S. ___April 16, 2019June 10, 2019
50 Return Mail, Inc. v. Postal Service, 587 U.S. ___February 19, 2019June 10, 2019
51 Quarles v. United States, 587 U.S. ___April 24, 2019June 10, 2019
52 Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill, 587 U.S. ___March 18, 2019June 17, 2019
53 Gamble v. United States, 587 U.S. ___December 6, 2018June 17, 2019
1
2
54 Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren, 587 U.S. ___November 5, 2018June 17, 2019
*
55 Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck, 587 U.S. ___February 25, 2019June 17, 2019
56 PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton Harris Chiropractic, Inc., 588 U.S. ___March 25, 2019June 20, 2019
12
2
12
2
57 American Legion v. American Humanist Assn., 588 U.S. ___February 27, 2019June 20, 2019
14
2
*
*23
4
5
58 McDonough v. Smith, 588 U.S. ___April 17, 2019June 20, 2019
59 Gundy v. United States, 588 U.S. ___October 2, 2018June 20, 2019
*
60 Knick v. Township of Scott,[2] 588 U.S. ___January 16, 2019June 21, 2019
61 Rehaif v. United States, 588 U.S. ___April 23, 2019June 21, 2019
62 North Carolina Dept. of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust, 588 U.S. ___April 16, 2019June 21, 2019
63 Flowers v. Mississippi, 588 U.S. ___March 20, 2019June 21, 2019
*
64 Dutra Group v. Batterton, 588 U.S. ___March 25, 2019June 24, 2019
65 Iancu v. Brunetti, 588 U.S. ___April 15, 2019June 24, 2019
1
23
3
66 Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, 588 U.S. ___April 22, 2019June 24, 2019
67 United States v. Davis, 588 U.S. ___April 17, 2019June 24, 2019
*
68 Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. v. Thomas, 588 U.S. ___January 16, 2019June 26, 2019
69 Kisor v. Wilkie, 588 U.S. ___March 27, 2019June 26, 2019
*1
2
2*3
*
2
2*3
70 United States v. Haymond, 588 U.S. ___February 26, 2019June 26, 2019
*
71 Rucho v. Common Cause, 588 U.S. ___March 26, 2019June 27, 2019
72 Department of Commerce v. New York, 588 U.S. ___April 23, 2019June 27, 2019
*1
*2
*2
*3
*2
*2
*1
*1
73 Mitchell v. Wisconsin, 588 U.S. ___April 23, 2019June 27, 2019
1
*
1
1
2
# Case name and citation Argued Decided Roberts Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan Gorsuch Kavanaugh

2018 term membership and statistics

This was the fourteenth term of Chief Justice Roberts's tenure and the first term for Justice Kavanaugh. The Court began its term with a vacant seat following the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy on July 31, 2018. The seat was filled by Brett Kavanaugh on October 6, 2018.

Justice Appointment history Agreement with judgment Opinions filed
Seniority Name President Date confirmed % # Total
Chief Justice John Roberts George W. Bush September 29, 2005 84.9% 62/73 7 2 1 2 12
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas George H. W. Bush October 23, 1991 74% 54/73 8 13 1 6 28
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bill Clinton August 10, 1993 75.3% 55/73 6 2 2 4 14
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer Bill Clinton August 3, 1994 76.7% 56/73 8 2 3 7 20
Associate Justice Samuel Alito George W. Bush January 31, 2006 80.8% 59/73 7 5 1 7 20
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Barack Obama August 6, 2009 75.3% 55/73 7 3 1 8 19
Associate Justice Elena Kagan Barack Obama August 7, 2010 82.2% 60/73 8 1 0 3 12
Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch Donald Trump April 7, 2017 74% 54/73 8 4 1 9 22
Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh Donald Trump October 6, 2018 89.2% 58/65 7 5 0 2 14
Totals
66 37 10 48 161


Notes

  1. ^ In Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian, 587 U.S. ___ (2019), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted.
  2. ^ Knick v. Township of Scott, 588 U.S. ___ (2019), was originally argued October 3, 2018 and reargued January 16, 2019.

References

  • "2018 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  • "2018 Term Court Calendar" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved August 11, 2018.

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