# 2019 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Brett Kavanaugh

* The 2019 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2019, and concluded October 4, 2020. This was the second term of Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh's tenure on the Court.
* Brett Kavanaugh 2019 term statistics
* 6
* Majority or Plurality
* 5
* Concurrence
* 2
* Other
* 4
* Dissent
* 1
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 18
* Bench opinions = 14
* Opinions relating to orders = 4
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 0
* Most joined by: Gorsuch (7)
* Least joined by: Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan (1)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 101 | McKinney v. Arizona | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty • Sixth Amendment • right to jury determination of facts • reweighing of aggravating and mitigating circumstances by appellate court • retroactivity of constitutional rules on collateral or direct reviews | Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch | Ginsburg |
| 202 | Shular v. United States | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | Armed Career Criminal Act • definition of serious drug offense | | Ginsburg |
| 503 | Paul v. United States | 589 U.S. ___ (2019) | | | |
| Kavanaugh filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 504 | Avery v. United States | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | successive petitions for postconviction relief | | |
| Kavanaugh filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 205 | Ramos v. Louisiana | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | Sixth Amendment • unanimity of jury verdict | | Gorsuch Thomas Sotomayor Alito |
| 206 | County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | Clean Water Act • pollutant discharge without permit into navigable waters | | Breyer Thomas Alito |
| 107 | Barton v. Barr | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | immigration law • cancellation of removal eligibility | Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch | Sotomayor |
| 208 | New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. City of New York | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | Second Amendment • firearm regulations | | per curiam Alito |
| 109 | Thole v. U. S. Bank N. A. | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 • Article III • standing | Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch | Thomas Sotomayor |
| 110 | Nasrallah v. Barr | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | immigration law • Convention Against Torture • judicial review of factual challenges to removal order | Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch | Thomas |
| 411 | Bostock v. Clayton County | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | Title VII • LGBTQ employment discrimination • sex discrimination | | Gorsuch Alito |
| 412 | South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | First Amendment • Free Exercise Clause • state public health orders in response to COVID-19 pandemic • impact of restrictions on religious services | Thomas, Gorsuch | Roberts |
| Kavanaugh dissented from the Court's denial of application for injunctive relief. ||||||
| 313 | Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of Cal. | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals • Administrative Procedure Act | | Roberts Thomas Alito Sotomayor |
| 414 | 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 Thomas Alito Gorsuch |
| 115 | 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 | Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch | Thomas Breyer |
| 116 | Barr v. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc. | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 • prohibition of robocalls to cell phones • exception for government debt collection • First Amendment • free speech | Roberts, Alito; Thomas (in part) | Sotomayor Breyer Gorsuch |
| 217 | Trump v. Vance | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | Article II • Supremacy Clause • issuance of state criminal subpoena to sitting president | Gorsuch | Roberts Thomas Alito |
| 418 | Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | | | Alito Gorsuch |
| Kavanaugh dissented from the Court's denial of application for injunctive relief. ||||||