# 2019 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

* The 2019 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2019, and concluded October 4, 2020. This was the twenty-ninth term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court.
* Clarence Thomas 2019 term statistics
* 5
* Majority or Plurality
* 14
* Concurrence
* 0
* Other
* 20
* Dissent
* 2
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 41
* Bench opinions = 31
* Opinions relating to orders = 10
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 1
* Most joined by: Gorsuch (15 in full, 1 in part)
* Least joined by: Sotomayor (2)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 101 | Rotkiske v. Klemm | 589 U.S. ___ (2019) | | Roberts, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh | Sotomayor Ginsburg |
| 202 | Monasky v. Taglieri | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | International Child Abduction Remedies Act • habitual residence of child | | Ginsburg Alito |
| 203 | Hernandez v. Mesa | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | Fourth Amendment • Fifth Amendment • cross-border shooting by federal agent | Gorsuch | Alito Ginsburg |
| 204 | Kansas v. Garcia | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 • fraudulent employee documents • federal preemption | Gorsuch | Alito Breyer |
| 405 | Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | Immigration and Nationality Act • judicial review of removal proceedings • statute of limitations | Alito (in part) | Breyer |
| 206 | Allen v. Cooper | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | copyright law • Intellectual Property Clause • Fourteenth Amendment • Copyright Remedy Clarification Act of 1990 • state sovereign immunity from infringement claims | | Kagan Breyer |
| 407 | CITGO Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co. | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | admiralty law • warranty of safety • safe-berth clause | Alito | Sotomayor |
| 108 | Kansas v. Glover | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | Fourth Amendment • investigative traffic stop due to revoked license | Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh | Kagan Sotomayor |
| 409 | Babb v. Wilkie | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 • age as factor in federal-sector personnel actions | | Alito Sotomayor |
| 210 | Lipschultz v. Charter Advanced Services | 589 U.S. ___ (2019) | state regulation of voice over IP • federal preemption • Article VI • Supremacy Clause | Gorsuch | |
| Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 411 | Arizona v. California | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | Article III • original jurisdiction | Alito | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of motion for leave to file a complaint. ||||||
| 412 | Baldwin v. United States | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | administrative law • Chevron deference • Article III • Administrative Procedure Act | | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 413 | VF Jeanswear LP v. EEOC | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Title VII • investigative power of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after lawsuit filed | | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 214 | Ramos v. Louisiana | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | Sixth Amendment • unanimity of jury verdict • Fourteenth Amendment • Privileges and Immunities Clause | | Gorsuch Sotomayor Kavanaugh Alito |
| 415 | County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | Clean Water Act • pollutant discharge without permit into navigable waters | Gorsuch | Breyer Kavanaugh Alito |
| 416 | Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | copyright law • government edicts doctrine • copyrightability of annotated legislative code | Alito; Breyer (in part) | Roberts Ginsburg |
| 217 | United States v. Sineneng-Smith | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | First Amendment • overbreadth doctrine | | Ginsburg |
| 118 | GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | Federal Arbitration Act • New York Convention • equitable estoppel • enforcement of arbitration agreement by nonsignatories | Unanimous | Sotomayor |
| 219 | Financial Oversight and Management Bd. for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act • Article II • Appointments Clause | | Breyer Sotomayor |
| 220 | Thole v. U. S. Bank N. A. | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 • Article III • standing | Gorsuch | Kavanaugh Sotomayor |
| 421 | Nasrallah v. Barr | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | immigration law • Convention Against Torture • judicial review of factual challenges to removal order | Alito | Kavanaugh |
| 122 | United States Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Assn. | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | United States Forest Service authority to grant pipeline right-of-way • National Trails System Act • Mineral Leasing Act | Roberts, Breyer, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh; Ginsburg (in part) | Sotomayor |
| 423 | Robinson v. Department of Education | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | Fair Credit Reporting Act • sovereign immunity | Kavanaugh | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 424 | Wexford Health v. Garrett | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 • exhaustion of remedies • postrelease amended complaint | | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 425 | Jarchow v. State Bar of Wis. | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | | Gorsuch | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 426 | Rogers v. Grewal | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | | Kavanaugh (in part) | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 427 | Baxter v. Bracey | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | | | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 328 | Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of Cal. | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals • Administrative Procedure Act | Alito, Gorsuch | Roberts Alito Sotomayor Kavanaugh |
| 429 | Liu v. SEC | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | securities law • disgorgement as equitable relief | | Sotomayor |
| 230 | Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act • eligibility for asylum • habeas corpus • Article One • Suspension Clause • Due Process Clause | | Alito Breyer Sotomayor |
| 331 | Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act • limitations on removal of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director • Article Two • separation of powers | Gorsuch | Roberts Kagan |
| 432 | June Medical Services, LLC v. Russo | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | abortion laws • requirement that abortion clinic doctors have hospital admitting privileges • Fourteenth Amendment • stare decisis • third-party standing | | Breyer Roberts Alito Gorsuch Kavanaugh |
| 233 | Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 • policy statements against prostitution and sex trafficking as requirement for funding • First Amendment • free speech • speech by foreign affiliates of U.S. organizations | | Kavanaugh Breyer |
| 234 | Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | state law prohibition on government aid to religious schools • First Amendment • Free Exercise Clause • Establishment Clause | Gorsuch | Roberts Alito Gorsuch Ginsburg Breyer Sotomayor |
| 235 | Chiafalo v. Washington | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | Article II • Electoral College • state law penalty for faithless electors • Twelfth Amendment • Tenth Amendment | Gorsuch (in part) | Kagan |
| 136 | Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 • religious and moral exemptions from contraceptive mandate • Administrative Procedure Act • Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 | Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh | Alito Kagan Ginsburg |
| 237 | Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | First Amendment • ministerial exception to employment discrimination claims | Gorsuch | Alito Sotomayor |
| 438 | Trump v. Vance | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | Article II • Supremacy Clause • issuance of state criminal subpoena to sitting president | | Roberts Kavanaugh Alito |
| 439 | Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | issuance of congressional subpoena to sitting president • separation of powers | | Roberts Alito |
| 440 | McGirt v. Oklahoma | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | Major Crimes Act • status of Creek Reservation • Oklahoma Enabling Act | | Gorsuch Roberts |
| 441 | Kansas v. Boettger | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | | | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||