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/dissent Total = 35
Bench opinions = 31 Opinions relating to orders = 4 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 0 Most joined by: Gorsuch (14 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Ginsburg, Sotomayor (2)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
401



Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. v. United States 583 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. Sellers 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Alito, Gorsuch
per curiam
103



District of Columbia v. Wesby 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

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



Silvester v. Becerra 583 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. Somers 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

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



Patchak v. Zinke 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

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



Jennings v. Rodriguez 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Gorsuch (in part)
Alito
 Breyer
408



Garco Construction, Inc. v. Speer 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

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



Marinello v. United States 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

 interference with IRS proceeding Alito
Breyer
110



Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

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



Sessions v. Dimaya 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

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



Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC 584 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, LLC 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

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



Byrd v. United States 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Fourth Amendment  • search of rental vehicle  • expectation of privacy of driver not listed on rental agreement Gorsuch
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. Lewis 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

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



Upper Skagit Tribe v. Lundgren 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

 tribal sovereign immunity  • immovable property exception Alito
Gorsuch
 Roberts
218



Collins v. Virginia 584 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'n 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

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



Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

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



Gill v. Whitford 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 partisan gerrymandering  • Article III  • standing  • Equal Protection Gorsuch
Roberts
 Kagan
422



Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

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



Rosales-Mireles v. United States 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines  • Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure  • errors in calculating sentencing range Alito
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. SEC 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 SEC administrative law judges  • Appointments Clause Gorsuch
Kagan
 Breyer
 Sotomayor
426



Carpenter v. United States 585 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 damages Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Gorsuch
228



Ortiz v. United States 585 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 markets Roberts, Kennedy, Alito, Gorsuch
Breyer
230



Abbott v. Perez 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

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



Trump v. Hawaii 585 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. Becerra 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

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



Florida v. Georgia 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 tri-state water dispute Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch
Breyer
434



North Carolina v. Covington 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 legislative redistricting  • racial gerrymandering
per curiam
435



Rowan County v. Lund 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

 First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • legislative prayer Gorsuch
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.
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