# 2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

* The 2018 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2018, and concluded October 6, 2019. This was the twenty-eighth term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court.
* Clarence Thomas 2018 term statistics
* 8
* Majority or Plurality
* 17
* Concurrence
* 0
* Other
* 8
* Dissent
* 1
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 34
* Bench opinions = 28
* Opinions relating to orders = 6
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 4
* Most joined by: Gorsuch (14 in full, 1 in part)
* Least joined by: Sotomayor (5)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 201 | Reynolds v. Florida | 586 U.S. ___ (2018) | Eighth Amendment • capital punishment • jury instructions | | Breyer Sotomayor |
| Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 402 | Gee v. Planned Parenthood of Gulf Coast, Inc. | 586 U.S. ___ (2018) | private right of action to challenge State determination of qualified Medicaid providers • defunding of Planned Parenthood | Alito, Gorsuch | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 103 | Culbertson v. Berryhill | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) | Social Security Act • cap on claimant attorney fees | Unanimous | |
| 104 | Stokeling v. United States | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) | Armed Career Criminal Act • definition of "physical force" | Breyer, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh | Sotomayor |
| 105 | Helsinn Healthcare S. A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) | patent law • Leahy-Smith America Invents Act • invalidation of patent under "on sale" provision | Unanimous | |
| 206 | McKee v. Cosby | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) | First Amendment • free speech • defamation | | |
| Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 207 | Timbs v. Indiana | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) | Eighth Amendment • excessive fines • Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • Incorporation Doctrine • Privileges and Immunities Clause • civil forfeiture | | Ginsburg Gorsuch |
| 408 | Garza v. Idaho | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) | Sixth Amendment • ineffective assistance of counsel • failure to file notice of appeal • waiver of right to appeal | Gorsuch; Alito (in part) | Sotomayor |
| 209 | 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 • Article III | Gorsuch | Alito Kavanaugh Breyer |
| 410 | Frank v. Gaos | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) | Stored Communications Act • Article III • standing • class certification • cy pres | | per curiam |
| 411 | Republic of Sudan v. Harrison | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 • service on foreign state | | Alito |
| 412 | Lorenzo v. SEC | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | securities fraud • SEC Rule 10b-5 • dissemination of false or misleading statements | Gorsuch | Breyer |
| 213 | Bucklew v. Precythe | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty • challenges to method of execution | | Gorsuch Kavanaugh Breyer Sotomayor |
| 214 | Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | Federal Arbitration Act • contractual agreement to class action arbitration | | Roberts Ginsburg Breyer Sotomayor Kagan |
| 115 | Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | sovereign immunity • private suits against states in courts of other states | Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh | Breyer |
| 116 | Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Hunt | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | False Claims Act • statute of limitations | Unanimous | |
| 217 | Price v. Dunn | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty • challenges to method of execution | Alito, Gorsuch | |
| Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 218 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | FDA approval of pharmaceutical labeling • preemption of state failure-to-warn law | | Breyer Alito |
| 419 | Daniel v. United States | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | Federal Tort Claims Act • right of military personnel to sue government for federal employee negligence | | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 220 | Nieves v. Bartlett | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | First Amendment • free speech • retaliatory arrest • Fourth Amendment • probable cause | | Roberts Ginsburg Gorsuch Sotomayor |
| 121 | Home Depot U. S. A., Inc. v. Jackson | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | removal jurisdiction • Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 • third-party counterclaims | Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | Alito |
| 222 | Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc. | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | abortion rights • eugenics | | per curiam Ginsburg |
| 123 | Mont v. United States | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | tolling of supervised release for new imprisonment • Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 | Roberts, Ginsburg, Alito, Kavanaugh | Sotomayor |
| 124 | Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act • applicability of state law to Outer Continental Shelf • Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 • minimum wage | Unanimous | |
| 225 | Quarles v. United States | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | Armed Career Criminal Act • remaining-in burglary as violent felony | | Kavanaugh |
| 226 | Gamble v. United States | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) | Fifth Amendment • Double Jeopardy Clause • dual sovereignty doctrine • stare decisis | | Alito Ginsburg Gorsuch |
| 227 | 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 | Gorsuch | Breyer Kavanaugh |
| 228 | American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) | First Amendment • Establishment Clause • cross as public war memorial • Incorporation doctrine | | Alito Breyer Kagan Gorsuch Kavanaugh Ginsburg |
| 429 | McDonough v. Smith | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) | Section 1983 • prosecution based on false evidence • statute of limitations | Kagan, Gorsuch | Sotomayor |
| 230 | Knick v. Township of Scott | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) | Fifth Amendment • Takings Clause • state court exhaustion of remedies | | Roberts Kagan |
| 431 | Flowers v. Mississippi | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) | jury selection • racially motivated peremptory strike | Gorsuch (in part) | Kavanaugh Alito |
| 332 | Department of Commerce v. New York | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) | addition of citizenship question to 2020 United States census • Article I • Enumeration Clause • Administrative Procedures Act • Article III • standing | Gorsuch, Kavanaugh | Roberts Breyer Alito |
| 233 | Mitchell v. Wisconsin | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) | Fourth Amendment • blood alcohol test taken from unconscious driver • exigent circumstances | | Alito Sotomayor Gorsuch |
| 234 | Harris v. West Alabama Women’s Center | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) | abortion rights | | |
| Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||