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2015 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

The 2015 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2015, and concluded October 2, 2016. The table below illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion.[1]

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.

2015 term opinions

#Case name and citationArguedDecidedRobertsScaliaKennedyThomasGinsburgBreyerAlitoSotomayorKagan
1Maryland v. Kulbicki, 577 U.S. ___October 5, 2015
2Mullenix v. Luna, 577 U.S. ___November 9, 2015
3OBB Personenverkehr AG v. Sachs, 577 U.S. ___October 5, 2015December 1, 2015
4Shapiro v. McManus, 577 U.S. ___November 4, 2015December 8, 2015
5DIRECTV, Inc. v. Imburgia, 577 U.S. ___October 6, 2015December 14, 2015
1
2
2
6White v. Wheeler, 577 U.S. ___December 14, 2015
7Bruce v. Samuels, 577 U.S. ___November 4, 2015January 12, 2016
8Hurst v. Florida, 577 U.S. ___October 13, 2015January 12, 2016
9Kansas v. Carr, 577 U.S. ___October 7, 2015January 20, 2016
10Montanile v. Board of Trustees of Nat. Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan, 577 U.S. ___November 9, 2015January 20, 2016
*
11Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez, 577 U.S. ___October 14, 2015January 20, 2016
1
1
12
12Duncan v. Owens,[2] 577 U.S. ___January 12, 2016January 20, 2016
13Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U.S. ___October 13, 2015January 25, 2016
1
12
1
14Musacchio v. United States, 577 U.S. ___November 30, 2015January 25, 2016
15Menominee Tribe of Wis. v. United States, 577 U.S. ___December 1, 2015January 25, 2016
16FERC v. Electric Power Supply Assn., 577 U.S. ___October 14, 2015January 25, 2016
17James v. Boise, 577 U.S. ___January 25, 2016
18Amgen Inc. v. Harris, 577 U.S. ___January 25, 2016
19Gobeille v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 577 U.S. ___December 2, 2015March 1, 2016
1
2
20Lockhart v. United States, 577 U.S. ___November 3, 2015March 1, 2016
21Americold Realty Trust v. ConAgra Foods, Inc., 577 U.S. ___January 19, 2016March 7, 2016
22Wearry v. Cain, 577 U.S. ___March 7, 2016
23V.L. v. E.L., 577 U.S. ___March 7, 2016
24Caetano v. Massachusetts, 577 U.S. ___March 21, 2016
25Sturgeon v. Frost, 577 U.S. ___January 20, 2016March 22, 2016
26Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, 577 U.S. ___November 10, 2015March 22, 2016
*
27Nebraska v. Parker, 577 U.S. ___January 20, 2016March 22, 2016
28Hawkins v. Community Bank,[3] 577 U.S. ___October 5, 2015March 22, 2016
29Friedrichs v. California Teachers Assn.,[4] 578 U.S. ___January 11, 2016March 29, 2016
30Luis v. United States, 578 U.S. ___November 10, 2015March 30, 2016
1
*
1
2
31Evenwel v. Abbott, 578 U.S. ___December 8, 2015April 4, 2016
12*
2
32Nichols v. United States, 578 U.S. ___March 1, 2016April 4, 2016
33Woods v. Etherton, 578 U.S. ___April 4, 2016
34Welch v. United States, 578 U.S. ___March 30, 2016April 18, 2016
35Hughes v. Talen Energy Marketing, LLC, 578 U.S. ___February 24, 2016April 19, 2016
1
2
36Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt, 578 U.S. ___December 7, 2015April 19, 2016
-
37Molina-Martinez v. United States, 578 U.S. ___January 12, 2016April 20, 2016
38Bank Markazi v. Peterson, 578 U.S. ___January 13, 2016April 20, 2016
*
39Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, 578 U.S. ___December 8, 2015April 20, 2016
40Heffernan v. City of Paterson, 578 U.S. ___January 19, 2016April 26, 2016
41Ocasio v. United States, 578 U.S. ___October 6, 2015May 2, 2016
2
1
2
42Sheriff v. Gillie, 578 U.S. ___March 29, 2016May 16, 2016
43Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 578 U.S. ___November 2, 2015May 16, 2016
44Husky Int'l Electronics, Inc. v. Ritz, 578 U.S. ___March 1, 2016May 16, 2016
45Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Manning, 578 U.S. ___December 1, 2015May 16, 2016
46Zubik v. Burwell, 578 U.S. ___March 23, 2016May 16, 2016
47Kernan v. Hinojosa, 578 U.S. ___May 16, 2016
48CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC, 578 U.S. ___March 28, 2016May 19, 2016
49Betterman v. Montana, 578 U.S. ___March 28, 2016May 19, 2016
1
1
2
50Luna Torres v. Lynch, 578 U.S. ___November 3, 2015May 19, 2016
51Foster v. Chatman, 578 U.S. ___November 2, 2015May 23, 2016
52Wittman v. Personhuballah, 578 U.S. ___March 21, 2016May 23, 2016
53Green v. Brennan, 578 U.S. ___November 30, 2015May 23, 2016
54Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., 578 U.S. ___March 30, 2016May 31, 2016
1
1
2
1
3
55Johnson v. Lee, 578 U.S. ___May 31, 2016
56Lynch v. Arizona, 578 U.S. ___May 31, 2016
57Simmons v. Himmelreich, 578 U.S. ___March 22, 2016June 6, 2016
58Ross v. Blake, 578 U.S. ___March 29, 2016June 6, 2016
1
2
59Williams v. Pennsylvania, 579 U.S. ___February 29, 2016June 9, 2016
1
2
1
60Dietz v. Bouldin, 579 U.S. ___April 26, 2016June 9, 2016
61Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle, 579 U.S. ___January 13, 2016June 9, 2016
12
2
62Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., 579 U.S. ___February 23, 2016June 13, 2016
63Puerto Rico v. Franklin Cal. Tax-Free Trust, 579 U.S. ___March 22, 2016June 13, 2016
64United States v. Bryant, 579 U.S. ___April 19, 2016June 13, 2016
65Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States, 579 U.S. ___February 22, 2016June 16, 2016
66Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar, 579 U.S. ___April 19, 2016June 16, 2016
67Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 579 U.S. ___April 25, 2016June 16, 2016
68Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro, 579 U.S. ___April 20, 2016June 20, 2016
69Utah v. Strieff, 579 U.S. ___February 22, 2016June 20, 2016
1*2
1
2
70Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee, 579 U.S. ___April 25, 2016June 20, 2016
*
*
71Taylor v. United States, 579 U.S. ___February 23, 2016June 20, 2016
72RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community, 579 U.S. ___March 21, 2016June 20, 2016
*1
*12
*1
73Fisher v. University of Tex. at Austin, 579 U.S. ___December 9, 2015June 23, 2016
2
12
2
74Birchfield v. North Dakota, 579 U.S. ___April 20, 2016June 23, 2016
1
2
2
75Mathis v. United States, 579 U.S. ___April 26, 2016June 23, 2016
1
2
1
1
2
76Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians,[5] 579 U.S. ___December 7, 2015June 23, 2016
77United States v. Texas,[6] 579 U.S. ___April 18, 2016June 23, 2016
78McDonnell v. United States, 579 U.S. ___April 27, 2016June 27, 2016
79Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, 579 U.S. ___March 2, 2016June 27, 2016
2
12
2
80Voisine v. United States, 579 U.S. ___February 29, 2016June 27, 2016
*
#Case name and citationArguedDecidedRobertsScaliaKennedyThomasGinsburgBreyerAlitoSotomayorKagan

2015 term membership and statistics

This was the eleventh term of Chief Justice Roberts's tenure. Justice Scalia died on February 13, 2016, making it the sixth and final term with the same membership.

JusticeAppointment historyAgreement with judgmentOpinions filed
SeniorityNamePresidentDate confirmed%#Total
Chief JusticeJohn RobertsGeorge W. BushSeptember 29, 200591.3%73/80610411
Associate JusticeAntonin ScaliaRonald ReaganSeptember 26, 198683.3%15/1821025
Associate JusticeAnthony KennedyRonald ReaganFebruary 18, 198897.5%78/80920112
Associate JusticeClarence ThomasGeorge H. W. BushOctober 23, 199172.5%58/8071411739
Associate JusticeRuth Bader GinsburgBill ClintonAugust 10, 199387.5%70/80841417
Associate JusticeStephen BreyerBill ClintonAugust 3, 199493.8%75/80851216
Associate JusticeSamuel AlitoGeorge W. BushJanuary 31, 200682.1%64/78751619
Associate JusticeSonia SotomayorBarack ObamaAugust 6, 200981%64/79731718
Associate JusticeElena KaganBarack ObamaAugust 7, 201094.9%75/79810312
Totals
6236546149


Notes

References

  • "2015 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
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