# 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

* The 2012 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2012, and concluded October 6, 2013. This was the fourth term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court.
* Sonia Sotomayor 2012 term statistics
* 8
* Majority or Plurality
* 3
* Concurrence
* 3
* Other
* 7
* Dissent
* 0
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 21
* Bench opinions = 17
* Opinions relating to orders = 3
* In-chambers opinions = 1
* Unanimous opinions: 2
* Most joined by: Ginsburg (13)
* Least joined by: Thomas (2 in full, 1 in part)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 401 | Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach | 568 U.S. 115, 134-44 (2013) | admiralty jurisdiction • status of floating house as "vessel" under Rules of Construction Act | Kennedy | Breyer |
| 202 | Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center | 568 U.S. 145, 161-64 (2013) | low income patient adjustment to health care provider Medicare reimbursement • Provider Reimbursement Review Board • statute of limitations for appealing administrative decision • equitable tolling | | Ginsburg |
| 103 | FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc. | 568 U.S. 216, 219-36 (2013) | antitrust law • state-action immunity defense | Unanimous | |
| 104 | Evans v. Michigan | 568 U.S. 313, 315-30 (2013) | Fifth Amendment • Double Jeopardy Clause • legal error in court-directed acquittal | | Alito |
| 405 | Chaidez v. United States | 568 U.S. 342, 359-70 (2012) | ineffective assistance of counsel • retroactivity of new rules of criminal procedure | Ginsburg | Kagan Thomas |
| 406 | Marx v. General Revenue Corp. | 568 U.S. 371, 388-97 (2012) | Fair Debt Collection Practices Act • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure • award of costs to prevailing plaintiff | Kagan | Thomas |
| 507 | Haynes v. Thaler • [full text] | 568 U.S. 970, 971 (2012) | ineffective assistance of counsel • procedural default | Ginsburg | Scalia |
| Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's granting of a stay of execution. ||||||
| 408 | Hodge v. Kentucky • [full text] | 568 U.S. 1056, 1056-63 (2012) | death penalty • ineffective assistance of counsel • mitigating factors | | |
| Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari in a death penalty case. The defendant's attorney had failed to investigate or present any mitigating factors at sentencing, despite the defendant's history of severe physical and emotional abuse as a child. The state supreme court decided that failure to present this mitigation evidence was not prejudicial because it would not have "explained" the defendant's violent murder, which Sotomayor wrote was the wrong standard. ||||||
| 509 | Calhoun v. United States | 568 U.S. 1206, 1206-09 (2012) | racist remarks by prosecutor • forfeiture on appeal | Breyer | |
| Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 510 | Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. v. Sebelius • [full text] | 568 U.S. 1401, 1401-04 (2012) | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act • contraceptive mandate • Religious Freedom Restoration Act | | |
| Sotomayor denied an application for an injunction pending appellate review. ||||||
| 111 | Missouri v. McNeely | 569 U.S. 141, 144-65 (2013) | Fourth Amendment • exigent circumstances • drunk driving • government-compelled blood alcohol test | Scalia, Ginsburg, Kagan; Kennedy (in part) | Kennedy Roberts Thomas |
| 112 | Moncrieffe v. Holder | 569 U.S. 184, 187-207 (2013) | Immigration and Nationality Act • ineligibility for discretionary relief due to aggravated felony | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan | Thomas Alito |
| 413 | Boyer v. Louisiana | 569 U.S. 238, 241-50 (2013) | Speedy Trial Clause • indigent right to counsel | Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan | per curiam Alito |
| Sotomayor dissented from the Court's dismissal of certiorari as improvidently granted. ||||||
| 214 | PPL Corp. v. Commissioner | 569 U.S. 329, 344-50 (2013) | UK Windfall Tax • foreign tax credit | | Thomas |
| 115 | Sebelius v. Cloer | 569 U.S. 369, 371-82 (2013) | National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 • statute of limitations • award of attorney's fees | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan; Scalia, Thomas (in part) | |
| 116 | Hillman v. Maretta | 569 U.S. 483, 485-99 (2013) | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act • designation of beneficiary • federal preemption | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan; Scalia (in part) | Thomas Alito |
| 117 | Peugh v. United States | 569 U.S. 530, 532-51 (2013) | Federal Sentencing Guidelines • Ex Post Facto Clause | Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan; Kennedy (in part) | Thomas Alito |
| 118 | Tarrant Regional Water Dist. v. Herrmann | 569 U.S. 614, 618-40 (2013) | Red River Compact • riparian water rights • Dormant Commerce Clause | Unanimous | |
| 219 | Alleyne v. United States | 570 U.S. 99, 118-22 (2013) | Sixth Amendment • right to a jury trial • mandatory minimum sentencing • judicial factfinding | Ginsburg, Kagan | Thomas Breyer Roberts Alito |
| 420 | Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett | 570 U.S. 472, 496-520 (2013) | Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act • federal preemption • product liability | Ginsburg | Alito Breyer |
| 421 | Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl | 570 U.S. 637, 668-92 (2013) | Indian Child Welfare Act • termination of parental rights | Ginsburg, Kagan; Scalia (in part) | Alito Thomas Breyer Scalia |