# 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

* The 2014 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2014, and concluded October 4, 2015. This was the twenty-fourth term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court.
* Clarence Thomas 2014 term statistics
* 7
* Majority or Plurality
* 10
* Concurrence
* 1
* Other
* 22
* Dissent
* 3
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 43
* Bench opinions = 37
* Opinions relating to orders = 6
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 3
* Most joined by: Scalia (17 in full, 2 in part)
* Least joined by: Breyer (4 in full, 1 in part)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 501 | Maricopa County v. Lopez-Valenzuela | 574 U.S. ___ (2014) | Arizona Proposition 100 (2006) • standard for granting writ of certiorari | Scalia | |
| Thomas filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of an application for a stay, saying he joined it because he did not believe four justices would vote to grant certiorari. He expressed hope, however, that his prediction would prove wrong, as the lower court's decision had invalidated a state constitutional amendment, and he thought the Court "owe[d] the people of Arizona the respect of our review." ||||||
| 102 | Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk | 574 U.S. ___ (2014) | Fair Labor Standards Act • Portal-to-Portal Act • compensation for theft prevention screening of employees | Unanimous | Sotomayor |
| 403 | Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens | 574 U.S. ___ (2014) | jurisdiction over denial of appeal | | Ginsburg Scalia |
| 404 | Jennings v. Stephens | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) | Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure • defense of judgment on alternative grounds | Kennedy, Alito | Scalia |
| 405 | T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) | Telecommunications Act of 1996 • denial by local government of cell phone tower placement | | Sotomayor Alito Roberts |
| 406 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc. | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) | patent law • claim construction • appellate standard of review • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure | Alito | Breyer |
| 407 | Plumley v. Austin | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) | greater sentence after new trial • presumption of vindictiveness | Scalia | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 108 | M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) | Employee Retirement Income Security Act • Labor Management Relations Act • interpretation of collective bargaining agreements | Unanimous | Ginsburg |
| 409 | Strange v. Searcy | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) | same-sex marriage | Scalia | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of an application for a stay. ||||||
| 310 | Kansas v. Nebraska | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) | Republican River Compact | Scalia, Alito; Roberts (in part) | Kagan Roberts Scalia |
| 111 | Direct Marketing Assn. v. Brohl | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) | Tax Injunction Act • state collection of online sales tax • online retailer reporting requirements | Unanimous | Kennedy Ginsburg |
| 412 | Alabama Dept. of Revenue v. CSX Transp., Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) | discriminatory taxation of rail carrier | Ginsburg | Scalia |
| 213 | Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) | status of Amtrak as governmental entity • Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 • separation of powers • nondelegation doctrine | | Kennedy Alito |
| 214 | Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) | Administrative Procedure Act • exclusion of interpretive rules from notice-and-comment requirements • deference to agency interpretation of ambiguous regulations • separation of powers | | Sotomayor Scalia Alito |
| 415 | B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) | trademark law • issue preclusion • adjudication by Trademark Trial and Appeal Board | Scalia | Alito Ginsburg |
| 216 | Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Dist. Council Constr. Industry Pension Fund | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) | Securities Act of 1933 • opinions in registration statement later proved incorrect | | Kagan Scalia |
| 417 | Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) | Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • redistricting • racial gerrymandering • Voting Rights Act of 1965 | | Breyer Scalia |
| 418 | Rodriguez v. United States | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) | Fourth Amendment • traffic stop • dog sniff of car for drugs • reasonable suspicion | Alito; Kennedy (in part) | Ginsburg Kennedy Alito |
| 219 | Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) | Natural Gas Act • federal preemption of state antitrust laws | | Breyer Scalia |
| 420 | Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) | state credit for income tax paid to other states • Dormant Commerce Clause • internal consistency test | Scalia (in part) | Alito Scalia Ginsburg |
| 421 | Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) | bankruptcy law • Article III • consent to adjudication by bankruptcy courts | | Sotomayor Alito Roberts |
| 422 | Elonis v. United States | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) | federal crime against communicating threat • scienter • First Amendment • freedom of speech | | Roberts Alito |
| 323 | EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) | Title VII • refusal to hire applicant because of religious practices • disparate treatment • failure to accommodate | | Scalia Alito |
| 124 | Bank of America, N. A. v. Caulkett | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) | bankruptcy law • Chapter 7 • voidability of underwater junior lien | Roberts, Scalia, Ginsburg, Alito, Kagan; Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor (in part) | |
| 425 | Mellouli v. Lynch | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) | removal of alien for state law drug paraphernalia conviction | Alito | Ginsburg |
| 426 | County of Maricopa v. Lopez-Valenzuela | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) | Arizona Proposition 100 (2006) • denial of bail to illegal immigrants charged with serious felonies • Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • substantive due process | Scalia | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 327 | Zivotofsky v. Kerry | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) | diplomatic recognition • separation of powers • Article Two • U.S. position on status of Jerusalem • Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 • passport designation of births in Jerusalem | | Kennedy Breyer Roberts Scalia |
| 428 | Jackson v. City and County of San Francisco | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) | Second Amendment • city restrictions on handgun accessibility in the home | Scalia | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 129 | Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) | bankruptcy law • Chapter 11 • attorney's fee application • award of attorneys fees for defending application • American Rule | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito; Sotomayor (in part) | Sotomayor Breyer |
| 430 | Reyes Mata v. Lynch | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) | immigration law • motion to reopen removal proceedings • court of appeals jurisdiction to review Board of Immigration Appeals actions | | Kagan |
| 131 | Reed v. Town of Gilbert | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) | First Amendment • free speech • content-based restrictions • regulation of signs on private property | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito, Sotomayor | Breyer Alito Kagan |
| 132 | McFadden v. United States | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) | Controlled Substance Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986 • knowledge requirement | Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan | Roberts |
| 233 | Ohio v. Clark | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) | Sixth Amendment • Confrontation Clause • admissibility of statements by child abuse victim to teacher • mandatory reporting obligations | | Alito Scalia |
| 234 | Davis v. Ayala | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) | solitary confinement | | Alito Kennedy Sotomayor |
| 435 | Brumfield v. Cain | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) | Eighth Amendment • execution of the intellectually disabled • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 | Roberts, Scalia, Alito (in part) | Sotomayor Alito |
| 236 | Horne v. Department of Agriculture | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) | Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 • National Raisin Reserve • Fifth Amendment • Takings Clause | | Roberts Breyer Sotomayor |
| 437 | Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) | Fair Housing Act • state allocation of federal low-income housing tax credits • disparate impact | | Kennedy Alito |
| 238 | Johnson v. United States | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) | Armed Career Criminal Act • residual clause • Fifth Amendment • Due Process Clause • void for vagueness | | Scalia Kennedy Alito |
| 439 | Obergefell v. Hodges | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) | same-sex marriage • Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • Equal Protection Clause | Scalia | Kennedy Roberts Scalia Alito |
| 240 | Michigan v. EPA | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) | Clean Air Act • regulation of power plant emissions • relevance of cost to decision to regulate | | Scalia Kagan |
| 441 | Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) | Elections Clause • legislative redistricting • Arizona Proposition 106 (2000) • gerrymandering • Article III • standing of legislature to bring suit | Scalia | Ginsburg Roberts Scalia |
| 242 | Glossip v. Gross | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty • use of midazolam in lethal injection | Scalia | Alito Scalia Breyer Sotomayor |
| 443 | Joyner v. Barnes | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) | Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 | Alito | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||