# 2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Brett Kavanaugh

* The 2018 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2018, and concluded October 6, 2019. This was the first term of Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh's tenure on the Court.
* Brett Kavanaugh 2018 term statistics
* 7
* Majority or Plurality
* 6
* Concurrence
* 2
* Other
* 3
* Dissent
* 0
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 18
* Bench opinions = 14
* Opinions relating to orders = 4
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 3
* Most joined by: Alito (9)
* Least joined by: Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch (6)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 101 | Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc. | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) | Federal Arbitration Act • determination of arbitrability | Unanimous | |
| 402 | June Medical Services, L.L.C. v. Gee | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) | abortion rights • requirement that providers have hospital admittance privileges • preenforcement facial challenge | | |
| Kavanaugh dissented from the Court’s grant of application for stay. ||||||
| 103 | Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA, Inc. | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) | copyright law • award of costs for infringement | Unanimous | |
| 504 | Morris County Bd. of Chosen Freeholders v. Freedom From Religion Foundation | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) | First Amendment • Establishment Clause • Free Exercise Clause • exclusion of religious buildings from state historic preservation funds | Alito, Gorsuch | |
| Kavanaugh filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 405 | Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc. | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) | Yakama Nation Treaty of 1855 • state taxation of fuel importers | Thomas | Breyer Gorsuch Roberts |
| 206 | Nielsen v. Preap | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) | Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 • detention of aliens without bond for commission of certain crimes | | Alito Thomas Breyer |
| 107 | Air & Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) | maritime law • product liability • manufacturer duty to warn | Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | Gorsuch |
| 208 | Murphy v. Collier | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | First Amendment • Establishment Clause • death penalty • choice of spiritual advisor at execution | | |
| Kavanaugh concurred in the Court's grant of application for stay of execution. ||||||
| 509 | Murphy v. Collier | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | First Amendment • Establishment Clause • death penalty • choice of spiritual advisor at execution | Roberts | Alito |
| Kavanaugh filed a statement respecting the Court's grant of application for stay of execution. ||||||
| 210 | Bucklew v. Precythe | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty • challenges to method of execution | | Gorsuch Thomas Breyer Sotomayor |
| 111 | Apple, Inc. v. Pepper | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | antitrust law • monopolization of mobile app market • directness of purchase | Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | Gorsuch |
| 112 | Quarles v. United States | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | Armed Career Criminal Act • remaining-in burglary as violent felony | Unanimous | Thomas |
| 113 | Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | First Amendment • public-access television • government-designated private entity as state actor | Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch | Sotomayor |
| 214 | PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton Harris Chiropractic, Inc. | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) | Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 • unsolicited advertisement by fax • Administrative Orders Review Act | Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch | Breyer Thomas |
| 215 | American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) | First Amendment • Establishment Clause • cross as public war memorial | | Alito Thomas Breyer Kagan Gorsuch Ginsburg |
| 116 | Flowers v. Mississippi | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) | jury selection • racially motivated peremptory strike | Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan | Alito Thomas |
| 417 | United States v. Davis | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) | federal criminal law • sentence enhancement for use of firearm during crime of violence • vagueness doctrine | Thomas, Alito; Roberts (in part) | Gorsuch |
| 218 | Kisor v. Wilkie | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) | administrative law • deference to agency interpretation of ambiguous regulation | Alito | Kagan Roberts Gorsuch |