# 2016 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

The 2016 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 3, 2016, and concluded October 1, 2017. 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. ||||||||

## 2016 term opinions

| # | Case name and citation | Argued | Decided | Roberts | Kennedy | Thomas | Ginsburg | Breyer | Alito | Sotomayor | Kagan | Gorsuch |
| 1 | Bosse v. Oklahoma, 580 U.S. ___ | | October 11, 2016 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Bravo-Fernandez v. United States, 580 U.S. ___ | October 4, 2016 | November 29, 2016 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby, 580 U.S. ___ | November 1, 2016 | December 6, 2016 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Salman v. United States, 580 U.S. ___ | October 5, 2016 | December 6, 2016 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple Inc., 580 U.S. ___ | October 11, 2016 | December 6, 2016 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Shaw v. United States, 580 U.S. ___ | October 4, 2016 | December 12, 2016 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | White v. Pauly, 580 U.S. ___ | | January 9, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp., 580 U.S. ___ | November 8, 2016 | January 18, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Buck v. Davis, 580 U.S. ___ | October 5, 2016 | February 22, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp., 580 U.S. ___ | December 6, 2016 | February 22, 2017 | | | * | | | * | | | |
| 11 | Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools, 580 U.S. ___ | October 31, 2016 | February 22, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Bd. of Elections, 580 U.S. ___ | December 5, 2016 | March 1, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado, 580 U.S. ___ | October 11, 2016 | March 6, 2017 | 2 | | 12 | | | 2 | | | |
| 14 | Beckles v. United States, 580 U.S. ___ | November 28, 2016 | March 6, 2017 | | 1 | | 2 | | | 3 | | |
| 15 | Rippo v. Baker, 580 U.S. ___ | | March 6, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | NLRB v. SW General, Inc., 580 U.S. ___ | November 7, 2016 | March 21, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC, 580 U.S. ___ | November 1, 2016 | March 21, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Manuel v. Joliet, 580 U.S. ___ | October 5, 2016 | March 21, 2017 | | | 12 | | | 2 | | | |
| 19 | Endrew F. v. Douglas County School Dist. RE–1, 580 U.S. ___ | January 11, 2017 | March 22, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Star Athletica, L. L. C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc., 580 U.S. ___ | October 31, 2016 | March 22, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp., 580 U.S. ___ | December 7, 2016 | March 22, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Moore v. Texas, 581 U.S. ___ | November 29, 2016 | March 28, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman, 581 U.S. ___ | January 10, 2017 | March 29, 2017 | | | | | 1 | 2 | 2 | | |
| 24 | Dean v. United States, 581 U.S. ___ | February 28, 2017 | April 3, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | McLane Co. v. EEOC, 581 U.S. ___ | February 21, 2017 | April 3, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Coventry Health Care of Mo., Inc. v. Nevils, 581 U.S. ___ | March 1, 2017 | April 18, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Haeger, 581 U.S. ___ | January 10, 2017 | April 18, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Manrique v. United States, 581 U.S. ___ | October 11, 2016 | April 19, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Nelson v. Colorado, 581 U.S. ___ | January 9, 2017 | April 19, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Lewis v. Clarke, 581 U.S. ___ | January 9, 2017 | April 25, 2017 | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 31 | Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne Int'l Drilling Co., 581 U.S. ___ | November 2, 2016 | May 1, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Bank of America Corp. v. Miami, 581 U.S. ___ | November 8, 2016 | May 1, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Howell v. Howell, 581 U.S. ___ | March 20, 2017 | May 15, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson, 581 U.S. ___ | January 17, 2017 | May 15, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Kindred Nursing Centers, L. P. v. Clark, 581 U.S. ___ | February 22, 2017 | May 15, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, 581 U.S. ___ | March 27, 2017 | May 22, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon, 581 U.S. ___ | March 22, 2017 | May 22, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 38 | Cooper v. Harris, 581 U.S. ___ | December 5, 2016 | May 22, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark Int'l, Inc., 581 U.S. ___ | March 21, 2017 | May 30, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions, 581 U.S. ___ | February 27, 2017 | May 30, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell, 581 U.S. ___ | April 25, 2017 | May 30, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | County of Los Angeles v. Mendez, 581 U.S. ___ | March 22, 2017 | May 30, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates, Inc., 581 U.S. ___ | April 17, 2017 | June 5, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Honeycutt v. United States, 581 U.S. ___ | March 29, 2017 | June 5, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Kokesh v. SEC, 581 U.S. ___ | April 18, 2017 | June 5, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton, 581 U.S. ___ | March 27, 2017 | June 5, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 47 | North Carolina v. Covington (2017), 581 U.S. ___ | | June 5, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc., 582 U.S. ___ | April 26, 2017 | June 12, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 49 | Microsoft Corp. v. Baker, 582 U.S. ___ | March 21, 2017 | June 12, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | Sessions v. Morales-Santana, 582 U.S. ___ | November 9, 2016 | June 12, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., 582 U.S. ___ | April 18, 2017 | June 12, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | Virginia v. LeBlanc, 582 U.S. ___ | | June 12, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 53 | Packingham v. North Carolina, 582 U.S. ___ | February 27, 2017 | June 19, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 54 | Ziglar v. Abbasi, 582 U.S. ___ | January 18, 2017 | June 19, 2017 | | * | * | | | | | | |
| 55 | McWilliams v. Dunn, 582 U.S. ___ | April 24, 2017 | June 19, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Matal v. Tam, 582 U.S. ___ | January 18, 2017 | June 19, 2017 | | *1 | *2 | *1 | | * | *1 | *1 | |
| 57 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., 582 U.S. ___ | April 25, 2017 | June 19, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Jenkins v. Hutton, 582 U.S. ___ | | June 19, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 59 | Weaver v. Massachusetts, 582 U.S. ___ | April 19, 2017 | June 22, 2017 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 12 |
| 60 | Turner v. United States, 582 U.S. ___ | March 29, 2017 | June 22, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Maslenjak v. United States, 582 U.S. ___ | April 26, 2017 | June 22, 2017 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 2 |
| 62 | Jae Lee v. United States, 582 U.S. ___ | March 28, 2017 | June 23, 2017 | | | | | | * | | | |
| 63 | Murr v. Wisconsin, 582 U.S. ___ | March 20, 2017 | June 23, 2017 | 1 | | 12 | | | 1 | | | |
| 64 | Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 582 U.S. ___ | April 17, 2017 | June 23, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 65 | Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, 582 U.S. ___ | April 19, 2017 | June 26, 2017 | * | | *13 | | 2 | | | | *13 |
| 66 | California Public Employees' Retirement System v. ANZ Securities, Inc., 582 U.S. ___ | April 17, 2017 | June 26, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 67 | Davila v. Davis, 582 U.S. ___ | April 24, 2017 | June 26, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 68 | Hernandez v. Mesa, 582 U.S. ___ | | June 26, 2017 | | | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 69 | Pavan v. Smith, 582 U.S. ___ | | June 26, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| 70 | Trump. v. International Refugee Assistance Project, 582 U.S. ___ | | June 26, 2017 | | | | | | | | | |
| # | Case name and citation | Argued | Decided | Roberts | Kennedy | Thomas | Ginsburg | Breyer | Alito | Sotomayor | Kagan | Gorsuch |

## 2016 term membership and statistics

This was the twelfth term of Chief Justice Roberts's tenure and the first term for Justice Gorsuch. The Court began its term with a vacant seat because the Senate had not yet confirmed a replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia following his death on February 13, 2016. The seat was eventually filled by Neil Gorsuch on April 7, 2017.
| Justice | Justice | Appointment history | Appointment history | Agreement with judgment | Agreement with judgment | Opinions filed | Opinions filed | Opinions filed | Opinions filed | Opinions filed |
| Seniority | Name | President | Date confirmed | % | # | | | | | Total |
| Chief Justice | John Roberts | George W. Bush | September 29, 2005 | 92.8% | 64/69 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Associate Justice | Anthony Kennedy | Ronald Reagan | February 18, 1988 | 95.7% | 67/70 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Associate Justice | Clarence Thomas | George H. W. Bush | October 23, 1991 | 77.1% | 54/70 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 32 |
| Associate Justice | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Bill Clinton | August 10, 1993 | 84.3% | 59/70 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Associate Justice | Stephen Breyer | Bill Clinton | August 3, 1994 | 90% | 63/70 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 |
| Associate Justice | Samuel Alito | George W. Bush | January 31, 2006 | 82.9% | 58/70 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| Associate Justice | Sonia Sotomayor | Barack Obama | August 6, 2009 | 88.4% | 61/69 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| Associate Justice | Elena Kagan | Barack Obama | August 7, 2010 | 92.6% | 63/68 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Associate Justice | Neil Gorsuch | Donald Trump | April 7, 2017 | 77.8% | 14/18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals |
| Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | 61 | 35 | 7 | 29 | 132 |