2017 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

The 2017 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 2, 2017, and concluded September 30, 2018. This was the twenty-seventh term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court.
Clarence Thomas 2017 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
15
Concurrence
0
Other
13
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 35
Bench opinions = 31Opinions relating to orders = 4In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 0 Most joined by: Gorsuch (14 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Ginsburg, Sotomayor (2)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
401



Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. v. United States583 U.S. ___ (2017)

Indian Commerce Clause  • Indian Reorganization Act  • taking of state land into trust
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
402



Tharpe v. Sellers583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Alito, Gorsuch
per curiam
103



District of Columbia v. Wesby583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Fourth Amendment  • probable cause  • totality of the circumstances  • qualified immunityRoberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch
Ginsburg
Sotomayor
404



Silvester v. Becerra583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Second Amendment  • right to bear arms  • state law firearm purchase waiting period
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
205



Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act  • whistleblower protectionAlito, Gorsuch
Ginsburg
Sotomayor
106



Patchak v. Zinke583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Indian Reorganization Act  • Gun Lake Act  • Article IIIBreyer, Alito, Kagan
Ginsburg
Breyer
Sotomayor
Roberts
207



Jennings v. Rodriguez583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Gorsuch (in part)
Alito
Breyer
408



Garco Construction, Inc. v. Speer583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Gorsuch
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
409



Marinello v. United States584 U.S. ___ (2018)

interference with IRS proceedingAlito
Breyer
110



Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Fair Labor Standards Act  • exemption from overtime pay for salesmenRoberts, Kennedy, Alito, Gorsuch
Ginsburg
411



Sessions v. Dimaya584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Immigration and Nationality Act  • deportation for crime of violence  • Due Process Clause  • void for vagueness doctrineKennedy, Alito (in part)
Kagan
Gorsuch
Roberts
212



Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Alien Tort Statute  • suits against foreign corporations
Kennedy
Alito
Gorsuch
Sotomayor
113



Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC584 U.S. ___ (2018)

patent law  • inter partes review  • cancellation of patent by United States Patent and Trademark Office  • Article IIIKennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Breyer
Gorsuch
214



Byrd v. United States584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Fourth Amendment  • search of rental vehicle  • expectation of privacy of driver not listed on rental agreementGorsuch
Kennedy
Alito
215



Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn.584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act  • state authorization of sports gambling  • Tenth Amendment  • anticommandeering doctrine
Alito
Breyer
Ginsburg
216



Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Federal Arbitration Act  • Fair Labor Standards Act  • concerted action in employment disputes
Gorsuch
Ginsburg
417



Upper Skagit Tribe v. Lundgren584 U.S. ___ (2018)

tribal sovereign immunity  • immovable property exceptionAlito
Gorsuch
Roberts
218



Collins v. Virginia584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Fourth Amendment  • motor vehicle exception to warrant requirement  • search of curtilage  • exclusionary rule  • Supremacy Clause
Sotomayor
Alito
219



Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n584 U.S. ___ (2018)

First Amendment  • Free Exercise Clause  • LGBT anti-discrimination law in public accommodationsGorsuch
Kennedy
Kagan
Gorsuch
Ginsburg
220



Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute584 U.S. ___ (2018)

National Voter Registration Act  • Help America Vote Act of 2002  • deregistration for failure to vote
Alito
Breyer
Sotomayor
221



Gill v. Whitford585 U.S. ___ (2018)

partisan gerrymandering  • Article III  • standing  • Equal ProtectionGorsuch
Roberts
Kagan
422



Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach585 U.S. ___ (2018)

First Amendment  • freedom of speech  • retaliatory arrest  • probable cause
Kennedy
423



Rosales-Mireles v. United States585 U.S. ___ (2018)

United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines  • Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure  • errors in calculating sentencing rangeAlito
Sotomayor
224



South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.585 U.S. ___ (2018)

state taxation of internet commerce  • Commerce Clause  • physical presence of out of state seller
Kennedy
Gorsuch
Roberts
225



Lucia v. SEC585 U.S. ___ (2018)

SEC administrative law judges  • Appointments ClauseGorsuch
Kagan
Breyer
Sotomayor
426



Carpenter v. United States585 U.S. ___ (2018)

Fourth Amendment  • acquisition of cell site records without search warrant
Roberts
Kennedy
Alito
Gorsuch
127



WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp.585 U.S. ___ (2018)

patent law  • recovery of foreign profits as infringement damagesRoberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Gorsuch
228



Ortiz v. United States585 U.S. ___ (2018)

Article III  • appellate jurisdiction over U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces  • Article II  • Appointments Clause  • eligibility to serve on Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals after appointment to Court of Military Commission Review
Kagan
Alito
129



Ohio v. American Express Co.585 U.S. ___ (2018)

antitrust law  • Sherman Antitrust Act  • antisteering provisions in two-sided credit card marketsRoberts, Kennedy, Alito, Gorsuch
Breyer
230



Abbott v. Perez585 U.S. ___ (2018)

legislative redistricting  • Voting Rights Act  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause  • racial gerrymanderingGorsuch
Alito
Sotomayor
231



Trump v. Hawaii585 U.S. ___ (2018)

Executive Order 13780  • Immigration and Nationality Act  • Article III  • First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • authority of district court to issue universal injunction
Roberts
Kennedy
Breyer
Sotomayor
132



National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra585 U.S. ___ (2018)

First Amendment  • free speech  • abortion  • crisis pregnancy center notice and disclosure requirements regarding licensure and abortion service availabilityRoberts, Kennedy, Alito, Gorsuch
Kennedy
Breyer
433



Florida v. Georgia585 U.S. ___ (2018)

tri-state water disputeAlito, Kagan, Gorsuch
Breyer
434



North Carolina v. Covington585 U.S. ___ (2018)

legislative redistricting  • racial gerrymandering
per curiam
435



Rowan County v. Lund585 U.S. ___ (2018)

First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • legislative prayerGorsuch
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.

References

  • "2017 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  • "2017 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  • "2017 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2018.