# 2014 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

The 2014 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2014, and concluded October 4, 2015. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion. This term was considered the most Liberal term since The Warren Court in the late 1960s

## 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. ||||||||

## 2014 term opinions

| # | Case name and citation | Argued | Decided | Roberts | Scalia | Kennedy | Thomas | Ginsburg | Breyer | Alito | Sotomayor | Kagan |
| 1 | Lopez v. Smith, 574 U.S. 1 | | October 6, 2014 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Johnson v. City of Shelby, 574 U.S. 10 | | November 10, 2014 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Carroll v. Carman, 574 U.S. 13 | | November 10, 2014 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Glebe v. Frost, 574 U.S. 21 | | November 17, 2014 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk, 574 U.S. 27 | October 8, 2014 | December 9, 2014 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Warger v. Shauers, 574 U.S. 40 | October 8, 2014 | December 9, 2014 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Heien v. North Carolina, 574 U.S. 54 | October 6, 2014 | December 15, 2014 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens, 574 U.S. 81 | October 7, 2014 | December 15, 2014 | | 1 | 1 | 1*2 | | | | | 1 |
| 9 | Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 574 U.S. 259 | November 4, 2014 | January 13, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Whitfield v. United States, 574 U.S. 265 | December 2, 2014 | January 13, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Jennings v. Stephens, 574 U.S. 271 | October 15, 2014 | January 14, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell, 574 U.S. 293 | November 10, 2014 | January 14, 2015 | 1 | | | 1*2 | 1 | | | | |
| 13 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., 574 U.S. 318 | October 15, 2014 | January 20, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Holt v. Hobbs, 574 U.S. 352 | October 7, 2014 | January 20, 2015 | | | | | 1 | | | 12 | |
| 15 | Christeson v. Roper, 574 U.S. 373 | | January 20, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean, 574 U.S. 383 | November 4, 2014 | January 21, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Gelboim v. Bank of America Corp., 574 U.S. 405 | December 9, 2014 | January 21, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Hana Financial, Inc. v. Hana Bank, 574 U.S. 418 | December 3, 2014 | January 21, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett, 574 U.S. 427 | November 10, 2014 | January 26, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Kansas v. Nebraska, 574 U.S. 445 | October 14, 2014 | February 24, 2015 | *13* | 23 | | 3 | | | 3 | | |
| 21 | North Carolina Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC, 574 U.S. 494 | October 14, 2014 | February 25, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Yates v. United States, 574 U.S. 528 | November 5, 2014 | February 25, 2015 | | | | | * | | | | |
| 23 | Direct Marketing Assn. v. Brohl, 575 U.S. 1 | December 8, 2014 | March 3, 2015 | | | 1 | | 2 | 2 | | 2* | |
| 24 | Alabama Dept. of Revenue v. CSX Transp., Inc., 575 U.S. 21 | December 9, 2014 | March 4, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Dept. of Transportation v. Assoc. of American Railroads, 575 U.S. 43 | December 8, 2014 | March 9, 2015 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | |
| 26 | Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn., 575 U.S. 92 | December 1, 2014 | March 9, 2015 | | 1 | | 2 | | | *3 | | |
| 27 | B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc., 575 U.S. 138 | December 2, 2014 | March 24, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Omnicare v. Laborers Dist. Council Const. Ind. Pension Fund, 575 U.S. 175 | November 3, 2014 | March 24, 2015 | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | |
| 29 | Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc., 575 U.S. 206 | December 3, 2014 | March 25, 2015 | | 1 | 12 | 1 | | | | | |
| 30 | Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama, 575 U.S. 254 | November 12, 2014 | March 25, 2015 | 1 | 1 | | 12 | | | 1 | | |
| 31 | Grady v. North Carolina, 575 U.S. 306 | | March 30, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Woods v. Donald, 575 U.S. 312 | | March 30, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc., 575 U.S. 320 | January 20, 2015 | March 31, 2015 | | * | | | | * | | | |
| 34 | Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. 348 | January 21, 2015 | April 21, 2015 | | | 12* | 2 | | | 23 | | |
| 35 | Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc., 575 U.S. 373 | January 12, 2015 | April 21, 2015 | | | | * | | | | | |
| 36 | United States v. Kwai Fun Wong, 575 U.S. 402 | December 10, 2014 | April 22, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar, 575 U.S. 433 | January 20, 2015 | April 29, 2015 | * | 1 | 2 | 1 | *1 | 1*2 | 3 | | |
| 38 | Mach Mining, LLC v. EEOC, 575 U.S. 480 | January 13, 2015 | April 29, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank, 575 U.S. 496 | April 1, 2015 | May 4, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Harris v. Viegelahn, 575 U.S. 510 | April 1, 2015 | May 18, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Tibble v. Edison Int'l, 575 U.S. 523 | February 24, 2015 | May 18, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Coleman v. Tollefson, 575 U.S. 532 | February 23, 2015 | May 18, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne, 575 U.S. 542 | November 12, 2014 | May 18, 2015 | | 12*3 | | 1*2 | 3 | | | | 3 |
| 44 | City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan, 575 U.S. 600 | March 23, 2015 | May 18, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Henderson v. United States, 575 U.S. 622 | February 24, 2015 | May 18, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc., 575 U.S. 632 | March 31, 2015 | May 26, 2015 | | | | * | | | | | |
| 47 | Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter, 575 U.S. 650 | January 13, 2015 | May 26, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif, 575 U.S. 665 | January 14, 2015 | May 26, 2015 | 1 | 1 | | 1*2 | | | * | | |
| 49 | Elonis v. United States, 575 U.S. 723 | December 1, 2014 | June 1, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., 575 U.S. 768 | February 25, 2015 | June 1, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Bank of America, N. A. v. Caulkett, 575 U.S. 790 | March 24, 2015 | June 1, 2015 | | | * | | | * | | * | |
| 52 | Mellouli v. Lynch, 575 U.S. 798 | January 14, 2015 | June 1, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 53 | Taylor v. Barkes, 575 U.S. 822 | | June 1, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 54 | Zivotofsky v. Kerry, 576 U.S. 1 | November 3, 2014 | June 8, 2015 | 12 | 2 | | | | | 12 | | |
| 55 | Kerry v. Din, 576 U.S. 86 | February 23, 2015 | June 15, 2015 | | * | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC, 576 U.S. 121 | February 25, 2015 | June 15, 2015 | | | | | | | | * | |
| 57 | Reyes Mata v. Lynch, 576 U.S. 143 | April 29, 2015 | June 15, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 576 U.S. 155 | January 12, 2015 | June 18, 2015 | | | 2 | | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 59 | McFadden v. United States, 576 U.S. 186 | April 21, 2015 | June 18, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc., 576 U.S. 200 | March 23, 2015 | June 18, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Ohio v. Clark, 576 U.S. 237 | March 2, 2015 | June 18, 2015 | | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| 62 | Davis v. Ayala, 576 U.S. 257 | March 3, 2015 | June 18, 2015 | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 63 | Brumfield v. Cain, 576 U.S. 305 | March 30, 2015 | June 18, 2015 | 1*2 | 1* | | 1 | | | 1*2 | | |
| 64 | Horne v. Department of Agriculture, 576 U.S. 350 | April 22, 2015 | June 22, 2015 | | | | | * | * | | | * |
| 65 | Kingsley v. Hendrickson, 576 U.S. 389 | April 27, 2015 | June 22, 2015 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 | | |
| 66 | Los Angeles v. Patel, 576 U.S. 409 | March 3, 2015 | June 22, 2015 | 1 | 1 | | 12 | | | 2 | | |
| 67 | Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, 576 U.S. 446 | March 31, 2015 | June 22, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 68 | King v. Burwell, 576 U.S. 473 | March 4, 2015 | June 25, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 69 | Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., 576 U.S. 519 | January 21, 2015 | June 25, 2015 | 2 | 2 | | 12 | | | 2 | | |
| 70 | Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. 591 | April 20, 2015 | June 26, 2015 | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 71 | Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 | April 28, 2015 | June 26, 2015 | 1 | 1234 | | 1234 | | | 4 | | |
| 72 | Michigan v. EPA, 576 U.S. 743 | March 25, 2015 | June 29, 2015 | | | | | | | | | |
| 73 | Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n, 576 U.S. 787 | March 2, 2015 | June 29, 2015 | 1 | 123 | | 123 | | | 1 | | |
| 74 | Glossip v. Gross, 576 U.S. 863 | April 29, 2015 | June 29, 2015 | | 12 | | 12 | 12 | 12 | | 2 | 2 |
| # | Case name and citation | Argued | Decided | Roberts | Scalia | Kennedy | Thomas | Ginsburg | Breyer | Alito | Sotomayor | Kagan |

## 2014 term membership and statistics

This was the tenth term of Chief Justice Roberts's tenure and the fifth and last full term with the same membership.
| 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 | 78.4% | 58/74 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| Associate Justice | Antonin Scalia | Ronald Reagan | September 26, 1986 | 68.9% | 51/74 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 28 |
| Associate Justice | Anthony Kennedy | Ronald Reagan | February 18, 1988 | 87.8% | 65/74 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Associate Justice | Clarence Thomas | George H. W. Bush | October 23, 1991 | 59.5% | 44/74 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 37 |
| Associate Justice | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Bill Clinton | August 10, 1993 | 86.5% | 64/74 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Associate Justice | Stephen Breyer | Bill Clinton | August 3, 1994 | 91.7% | 66/72 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| Associate Justice | Samuel Alito | George W. Bush | January 31, 2006 | 70.3% | 52/74 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 30 |
| Associate Justice | Sonia Sotomayor | Barack Obama | August 6, 2009 | 89.2% | 66/74 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Associate Justice | Elena Kagan | Barack Obama | August 7, 2010 | 85.1% | 63/74 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 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. | 66 | 41 | 8 | 63 | 178 |