# 2020 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

The 2020 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2020, and concluded October 3, 2021. 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 |
| | Filed a statement | Joined a statement | 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. ||||||||

## 2020 term opinions

| # | Case name and citation | Argued | Decided | Roberts | Thomas | Breyer | Alito | Sotomayor | Kagan | Gorsuch | Kavanaugh | Barrett |
| 1 | Mckesson v. Doe, 592 U.S. 1 | | November 2, 2020 | | - | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Taylor v. Riojas, 592 U.S. 7 | | November 2, 2020 | | - | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo, 592 U.S. 14 | | November 25, 2020 | 1 | | 2 | | 23 | 23 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Tanzin v. Tanvir, 592 U.S. 43 | October 6, 2020 | December 10, 2020 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Carney v. Adams, 592 U.S. 53 | October 5, 2020 | December 10, 2020 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | United States v. Briggs, 592 U.S. 69 | October 13, 2020 | December 10, 2020 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Assn., 592 U.S. 80 | October 6, 2020 | December 10, 2020 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Texas v. New Mexico, 592 U.S. 98 | October 5, 2020 | December 14, 2020 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Shinn v. Kayer, 592 U.S. 111 | | December 14, 2020 | | | - | | - | - | | | |
| 10 | Trump v. New York, 592 U.S. 125 | November 30, 2020 | December 18, 2020 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Chicago v. Fulton, 592 U.S. 154 | October 13, 2020 | January 14, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc., 592 U.S. 168 | December 8, 2020 | January 25, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp, 592 U.S. 169 | December 7, 2020 | February 3, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Salinas v. Railroad Retirement Bd., 592 U.S. 188 | November 2, 2020 | February 3, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Republic of Hungary v. Simon, 592 U.S. 207 | December 7, 2020 | February 3, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Brownback v. King, 592 U.S. 209 | November 9, 2020 | February 25, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Pereida v. Wilkinson, 592 U.S. 224 | October 14, 2020 | March 4, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | United States Fish and Wildlife Serv. v. Sierra Club, Inc., 592 U.S. 261 | November 2, 2020 | March 4, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, 592 U.S. 279 | January 12, 2021 | March 8, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Torres v. Madrid, 592 U.S. 306 | October 14, 2020 | March 25, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial Dist., 592 U.S. 351 | October 7, 2020 | March 25, 2021 | | 2 | | 1 | | | 2 | | |
| 22 | Mays v. Hines, 592 U.S. 385 | | March 29, 2021 | | | | | - | | | | |
| 23 | Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, 592 U.S. 395 | December 8, 2020 | April 1, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project, 592 U.S. 414 | January 19, 2021 | April 1, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Florida v. Georgia, 592 U.S. 433 | February 22, 2021 | April 1, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., 593 U.S. 1 | October 7, 2020 | April 5, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Tandon v. Newsom, 593 U.S. 61 | | April 9, 2021 | - | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC, 593 U.S. 67 | January 13, 2021 | April 22, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Carr v. Saul, 593 U.S. 83 | March 3, 2021 | April 22, 2021 | | *1 | *2 | | | | *1 | | *1 |
| 30 | Jones v. Mississippi, 593 U.S. 98 | November 3, 2020 | April 22, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Alaska v. Wright, 593 U.S. 162 | | April 26, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Niz-Chavez v. Garland, 593 U.S. 155 | November 9, 2020 | April 29, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Caniglia v. Strom, 593 U.S. 194 | March 24, 2021 | May 17, 2021 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | | | 3 | |
| 34 | CIC Services, LLC v. Internal Revenue Service, 593 U.S. 209 | December 1, 2020 | May 17, 2021 | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | |
| 35 | BP P.L.C. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 593 U.S. 230 | January 19, 2021 | May 17, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Edwards v. Vannoy, 593 U.S. 255 | December 2, 2020 | May 17, 2021 | | 12 | | | | | 12 | | |
| 37 | Guam v. United States, 593 U.S. 310 | April 26, 2021 | May 24, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 38 | United States v. Palomar-Santiago, 593 U.S. 321 | April 27, 2021 | May 24, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | San Antonio v. Hotels.com, L. P., 593 U.S. 330 | April 21, 2021 | May 27, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 40 | United States v. Cooley, 593 U.S. 345 | March 23, 2021 | June 1, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Garland v. Ming Dai, 593 U.S. 357 | February 23, 2021 | June 1, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Van Buren v. United States, 593 U.S. 374 | November 30, 2020 | June 3, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Sanchez v. Mayorkas, 593 U.S. 409 | April 19, 2021 | June 7, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Borden v. United States, 593 U.S. 420 | November 3, 2020 | June 10, 2021 | | | | | | * | | | |
| 45 | Terry v. United States, 593 U.S. 486 | May 4, 2021 | June 14, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Greer v. United States, 593 U.S. 503 | April 20, 2021 | June 14, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 47 | Fulton v. Philadelphia, 593 U.S. 522 | November 4, 2020 | June 17, 2021 | | 23 | 1* | 23 | | | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe, 593 U.S. 628 | December 1, 2020 | June 17, 2021 | * | * | *2 | 1* | *2 | *2 | 1 | 1* | * |
| 49 | California v. Texas, 593 U.S. 659 | November 10, 2020 | June 17, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | United States v. Arthrex, Inc., 594 U.S. 1 | March 1, 2021 | June 21, 2021 | * | | 2* | | 2* | 2* | *1 | | |
| 51 | National Collegiate Athletic Assn. v. Alston, 594 U.S. 69 | March 31, 2021 | June 21, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, 594 U.S. 113 | March 29, 2021 | June 21, 2021 | | *2 | | *2 | *1 | | *2 | | |
| 53 | Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, 594 U.S. 139 | March 22, 2021 | June 23, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 54 | Mahanoy Area School Dist. v. B. L., 594 U.S. 180 | April 28, 2021 | June 23, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 55 | Collins v. Yellen, 594 U.S. 220 | December 9, 2020 | June 23, 2021 | | 1 | *3* | | *3* | *3 | *2 | | |
| 56 | Lange v. California, 594 U.S. 295 | February 24, 2021 | June 23, 2021 | 3 | *2 | | 3 | | | | 12* | |
| 57 | Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, 594 U.S. 338 | April 19, 2021 | June 25, 2021 | | | | * | | | | | |
| 58 | HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Assn., 594 U.S. 382 | April 27, 2021 | June 25, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 59 | TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, 594 U.S. 413 | March 30, 2021 | June 25, 2021 | | 1 | 12 | | 12 | 12 | | | |
| 60 | Lombardo v. St. Louis, 594 U.S. 464 | | June 28, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco, 594 U.S. 474 | | June 28, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey, 594 U.S. 482 | April 28, 2021 | June 29, 2021 | | 12 | | | | 2 | 12 | | 2 |
| 63 | Johnson v. Guzman Chavez, 594 U.S. 523 | January 11, 2021 | June 29, 2021 | | * | | * | | | * | | |
| 64 | Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc., 594 U.S. 559 | April 21, 2021 | June 29, 2021 | | 2 | | 1 | | | 2 | | 2 |
| 65 | Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, 594 U.S. 595 | April 26, 2021 | July 1, 2021 | * | *1 | | *2 | | | *2 | | |
| 66 | Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, 594 U.S. 647 | March 2, 2021 | July 1, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| 67 | Dunn v. Reeves, 594 U.S. 731 | | July 2, 2021 | | | - | | | | | | |
| 68 | Alabama Assn. of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Servs., 594 U.S. 758 | | August 26, 2021 | | | | | | | | | |
| # | Case name and citation | Argued | Decided | Roberts | Thomas | Breyer | Alito | Sotomayor | Kagan | Gorsuch | Kavanaugh | Barrett |

## 2020 term membership and statistics

This was the sixteenth term of Chief Justice Roberts's tenure and the first term for Justice Barrett. The Court began its term with a vacant seat following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, 2020. The seat was filled by Amy Coney Barrett on October 26, 2020.
| 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 | 91.2% | 62/68 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Associate Justice | Clarence Thomas | George H. W. Bush | October 15, 1991 | 79.4% | 54/68 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
| Associate Justice | Stephen Breyer | Bill Clinton | August 3, 1994 | 75% | 51/68 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| Associate Justice | Samuel Alito | George W. Bush | January 31, 2006 | 82.1% | 55/67 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| Associate Justice | Sonia Sotomayor | Barack Obama | August 6, 2009 | 67.6% | 46/68 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| Associate Justice | Elena Kagan | Barack Obama | August 7, 2010 | 73.5% | 50/68 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| Associate Justice | Neil Gorsuch | Donald Trump | April 7, 2017 | 86.8% | 59/68 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| Associate Justice | Brett Kavanaugh | Donald Trump | October 6, 2018 | 97.1% | 66/68 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| Associate Justice | Amy Coney Barrett | Donald Trump | October 26, 2020 | 91.1% | 51/56 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 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. | 54 | 45 | 7 | 36 | 142 |