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2019 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Brett Kavanaugh

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The 2019 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2019, and concluded October 4, 2020. This was the second term of Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh's tenure on the Court.
Brett Kavanaugh 2019 term statistics
6
Majority or Plurality
5
Concurrence
2
Other
4
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissent Total = 18
Bench opinions = 14 Opinions relating to orders = 4 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 0 Most joined by: Gorsuch (7) Least joined by: Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan (1)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
101



McKinney v. Arizona 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • Sixth Amendment  • right to jury determination of facts  • reweighing of aggravating and mitigating circumstances by appellate court  • retroactivity of constitutional rules on collateral or direct reviews Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch
Ginsburg
202



Shular v. United States 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Armed Career Criminal Act  • definition of serious drug offense
Ginsburg
503



Paul v. United States 589 U.S. ___ (2019)

Kavanaugh filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
504



Avery v. United States 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

successive petitions for postconviction relief
Kavanaugh filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
205



Ramos v. Louisiana 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Sixth Amendment  • unanimity of jury verdict
Gorsuch
Thomas
Sotomayor
Alito
206



County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Clean Water Act  • pollutant discharge without permit into navigable waters
Breyer
Thomas
Alito
107



Barton v. Barr 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

immigration law  • cancellation of removal eligibility Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch
Sotomayor
208



New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. City of New York 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Second Amendment  • firearm regulations
per curiam
Alito
109



Thole v. U. S. Bank N. A. 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974  • Article III  • standing Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch
Thomas
Sotomayor
110



Nasrallah v. Barr 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

immigration law  • Convention Against Torture  • judicial review of factual challenges to removal order Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch
Thomas
411



Bostock v. Clayton County 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Title VII  • LGBTQ employment discrimination  • sex discrimination
Gorsuch
Alito
412



South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

First Amendment  • Free Exercise Clause  • state public health orders in response to COVID-19 pandemic  • impact of restrictions on religious services Thomas, Gorsuch
Roberts
Kavanaugh dissented from the Court's denial of application for injunctive relief.
313



Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of Cal. 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals  • Administrative Procedure Act
Roberts
Thomas
Alito
Sotomayor
414



June Medical Services, LLC v. Russo 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

abortion laws  • requirement that abortion clinic doctors have hospital admitting privileges  • Fourteenth Amendment  • stare decisis  • third-party standing
Breyer
Roberts
Thomas
Alito
Gorsuch
115



Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003  • policy statements against prostitution and sex trafficking as requirement for funding  • First Amendment  • free speech  • speech by foreign affiliates of U.S. organizations Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch
Thomas
Breyer
116



Barr v. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc. 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991  • prohibition of robocalls to cell phones  • exception for government debt collection  • First Amendment  • free speech Roberts, Alito; Thomas (in part)
Sotomayor
Breyer
Gorsuch
217



Trump v. Vance 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Article II  • Supremacy Clause  • issuance of state criminal subpoena to sitting president Gorsuch
Roberts
Thomas
Alito
418



Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Alito
Gorsuch
Kavanaugh dissented from the Court's denial of application for injunctive relief.

References

  • "2019 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  • "2019 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  • "2019 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.