# 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy

* The 2012 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2012, and concluded October 6, 2013. This was the twenty-sixth term of Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy's tenure on the Court.
* Anthony Kennedy 2012 term statistics
* 8
* Majority or Plurality
* 5
* Concurrence
* 0
* Other
* 1
* Dissent
* 0
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 14
* Bench opinions = 14
* Opinions relating to orders = 0
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 0
* Most joined by: Alito (8)
* Least joined by: Scalia (3 in full, 1 in part)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 201 | Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc. | 568 U.S. 85, 102–05 (2013) | Article III • Case or Controversy Clause • mootness | Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor | Roberts |
| 102 | Bailey v. United States | 568 U.S. 186, 189–202 (2013) | Fourth Amendment • detention incident to the execution of a search warrant | Roberts, Scalia, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan | Scalia Breyer |
| 103 | Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center | 568 U.S. 597, 601–15 (2013) | Clean Water Act • Industrial Stormwater rule | Roberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan; Scalia (in part) | Roberts Scalia |
| 104 | Wos v. E. M. A. | 568 U.S. 627, 630–44 (2013) | Medicaid anti-lien provision • state recovery of tort awards for medical expenditures | Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan | Breyer Roberts |
| 205 | Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. | 569 U.S. 108, 125 (2013) | Alien Tort Statute • extraterritoriality | | Roberts Breyer Alito |
| 206 | Missouri v. McNeely | 569 U.S. 141, 165–66 (2013) | Fourth Amendment • exigent circumstances • drunk driving • government-compelled blood alcohol test | | Sotomayor Roberts Thomas |
| 107 | Maryland v. King | 569 U.S. 435, 439–66 (2013) | Fourth Amendment • routine DNA profiling of arrestees • warrantless search | Roberts, Thomas, Breyer, Alito | Scalia |
| 208 | Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. | 570 U.S. 1, 20–22 (2013) | National Voter Registration Act of 1993 • Elections Clause • Arizona Proposition 200 (2004) | | Scalia Thomas Alito |
| 109 | Maracich v. Spears | 570 U.S. 48, 51–78 (2013) | Freedom of Information Act • Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 • attorney solicitation of clients | Roberts, Thomas, Breyer, Alito | Ginsburg |
| 210 | Descamps v. United States | 570 U.S. 254, 278–79 (2013) | Armed Career Criminal Act | | Kagan Thomas Alito |
| 111 | Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin | 570 U.S. 297, 300–15 (2013) | affirmative action • race as factor in college admissions • Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause | Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor | Scalia Thomas Ginsburg |
| 112 | University of Tex. Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar | 570 U.S. 338, 342–63 (2013) | Title VII • employer retaliation • causation | Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito | Ginsburg |
| 413 | Hollingsworth v. Perry | 570 U.S. 693, 715–28 (2013) | Article III • standing • California Proposition 8 | Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor | Roberts |
| 114 | United States v. Windsor | 570 U.S. 744, 749–75 (2013) | Fifth Amendment • equal protection • Defense of Marriage Act • same-sex marriage | Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | Roberts Scalia Alito |