# 2016 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

* The 2016 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 3, 2016, and concluded October 1, 2017. This was the twenty-sixth term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court.
* Clarence Thomas 2016 term statistics
* 7
* Majority or Plurality
* 13
* Concurrence
* 1
* Other
* 11
* Dissent
* 3
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 35
* Bench opinions = 32
* Opinions relating to orders = 3
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 1
* Most joined by: Alito (14 in full, 1 in part)
* Least joined by: Ginsburg (3)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 201 | Bosse v. Oklahoma | 580 U.S. ___ (2016) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty • victim impact evidence • opinions of victim's family on sentencing | Alito | per curiam |
| 202 | Bravo-Fernandez v. United States | 580 U.S. ___ (2016) | Double Jeopardy Clause • issue preclusion | | Ginsburg |
| 403 | Buck v. Davis | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) | certificate of appealability • Sixth Amendment • ineffective assistance of counsel • jury consideration of race in imposing death penalty | Alito | Roberts |
| 304 | Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Bd. of Elections | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) | consideration of race in legislative redistricting • Equal Protection Clause • Voting Rights Act | | Kennedy Alito |
| 405 | Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) | Sixth Amendment • racial bias expressed during jury deliberation • no-impeachment rule | | Kennedy Alito |
| 106 | Beckles v. United States | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) | Federal Sentencing Guidelines • residual clause • Due Process Clause • void for vagueness doctrine | Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito | Kennedy Ginsburg Sotomayor |
| 507 | Leonard v. Texas | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) | Due Process Clause • civil forfeiture | | |
| Thomas filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 408 | Baston v. United States | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) | Foreign Commerce Clause • restitution award to victim of extraterritorial sex trafficking | | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 209 | NLRB v. SW General, Inc | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) | Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 | | Roberts Sotomayor |
| 410 | Manuel v. Joliet | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) | Fourth Amendment • unlawful pretrial detention | | Kagan Alito |
| 111 | Star Athletica, L. L. C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc. | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) | copyright law • features incorporated into design of useful articles | Roberts, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan | Ginsburg Breyer |
| 412 | Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp. | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) | bankruptcy law • Chapter 11 • Article III standing • creditor priority in structured dismissal | Alito | Breyer |
| 213 | Coventry Health Care of Mo., Inc. v. Nevils | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) | Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 • state law prohibition of insurance carrier subrogation and reimbursement • federal preemption | | Ginsburg |
| 114 | Manrique v. United States | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) | Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure • appeal from amended judgment for restitution | Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Kagan | Ginsburg |
| 415 | Nelson v. Colorado | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) | Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • refund of fines, costs, and restitution after reversal of conviction | | Ginsburg Alito |
| 216 | Lewis v. Clarke | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) | tribal sovereign immunity • extraterritorial tribal commercial activity | | Sotomayor Ginsburg |
| 317 | Bank of America Corp. v. Miami | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) | Fair Housing Act • municipality as aggrieved person to bring suit | Kennedy, Alito | Breyer |
| 218 | Howell v. Howell | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) | Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act • indemnification of post-divorce waiver of military retirement pay • federal preemption | | Breyer |
| 419 | Kindred Nursing Centers, L. P. v. Clark | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) | Federal Arbitration Act • power of attorney authority to agree to arbitration • federal preemption | | Kagan |
| 120 | TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) | patent law • venue • corporate residence | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan | |
| 221 | Cooper v. Harris | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) | Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • legislative redistricting on the basis of race • Voting Rights Act | | Kagan Alito |
| 122 | Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) | Immigration and Nationality Act • removal proceedings for aggravated felony conviction • federal classification of statutory rape | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan | |
| 123 | Sandoz Inc v. Amgen Inc. | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 • patent law • availability of injunction to enforce biosimilar drug application requirements | Unanimous | Breyer |
| 224 | Microsoft Corp. v. Baker | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | appealability of denial of class allegations after voluntary dismissal by named plaintiffs | Roberts, Alito | Ginsburg |
| 225 | Sessions v. Morales-Santana | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | Immigration and Nationality Act • Fifth Amendment • equal protection • citizenship based on physical presence in U.S. of unwed mother or father prior to birth | Alito | Ginsburg |
| 226 | Ziglar v. Abbasi | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | detentions following the September 11 attacks • Fifth Amendment • Due Process Clause • equal protection • Fourth Amendment • implied cause of action | | Kennedy Breyer |
| 227 | Matal v. Tam | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | trademark law • First Amendment • free speech • disparaging trademarks | | Alito Kennedy |
| 228 | Weaver v. Massachusetts | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | Sixth Amendment • public trial violation • ineffective assistance of counsel • preservation of error | Gorsuch | Kennedy Alito Breyer |
| 429 | Jae Lee v. United States | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | Sixth Amendment • ineffective assistance of counsel • effect of conviction on immigration status | Alito (in part) | Roberts |
| 430 | Murr v. Wisconsin | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | Fourteenth Amendment • regulatory taking • treatment of separate parcels under common ownership | | Kennedy Roberts |
| 231 | Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | First Amendment • Free Exercise Clause • Establishment Clause • eligibility of religious organization for government grant | Gorsuch | Roberts Breyer Gorsuch Sotomayor |
| 132 | Davila v. Davis | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | Sixth Amendment • ineffective assistance of counsel • procedural default • failure of habeas counsel to raise failure by appellate counsel | Roberts, Kennedy, Alito, Gorsuch | Breyer |
| 433 | Hernandez v. Mesa | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | Fourth Amendment • cross-border shooting of foreign national by federal law enforcement • implied right of action | | per curiam Breyer |
| 334 | Trump. v. International Refugee Assistance Project | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | First Amendment • Free Exercise Clause • Executive Order 13780 | Alito, Gorsuch | per curiam |
| 435 | Peruta v. California | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | Second Amendment • gun laws in California • public carrying of firearms | Gorsuch | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||