# 2019 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

* The 2019 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2019, and concluded October 4, 2020. This was the eleventh term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court.
* Sonia Sotomayor 2019 term statistics
* 5
* Majority or Plurality
* 8
* Concurrence
* 10
* Other
* 14
* Dissent
* 1
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 38
* Bench opinions = 22
* Opinions relating to orders = 16
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 2
* Most joined by: Ginsburg (15)
* Least joined by: Thomas (2 in full, 1 in part)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 201 | Rotkiske v. Klemm | 589 U.S. ___ (2019) | Statute of limitations • Equitable tolling • Statutory interpretation | | Thomas Ginsburg |
| 102 | Peter v. NantKwest, Inc. | 589 U.S. ___ (2019) | American Rule • Attorney fees • Patents | Unanimous | |
| 103 | CITGO Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co. | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | admiralty law • warranty of safety • safe-berth clause | Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh | Thomas |
| 404 | Kansas v. Glover | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | Fourth Amendment • investigative traffic stop due to revoked license | | Thomas Kagan |
| 205 | Babb v. Wilkie | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 • age as factor in federal-sector personnel actions | Ginsburg | Alito Thomas |
| 506 | Rhines v. Young | 589 U.S. ___ (2019) | state clemency process • access by defendant's experts | | |
| Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 407 | Peithman v. United States | 589 U.S. ___ (2019) | civil forfeiture • joint and several liability | | |
| Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 508 | Isom v. Arkansas | 589 U.S. ___ (2019) | | | |
| Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 509 | Schexnayder v. Vannoy | 589 U.S. ___ (2019) | | | |
| Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 510 | Cottier v. United States | 589 U.S. ___ (2019) | | | |
| Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 411 | Wolf v. Cook County | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | immigration law • inadmissibility of those likely to become public charge • standard for granting stay | | |
| Sotomayor dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay. ||||||
| 512 | Reed v. Texas | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | actual innocence | | |
| Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 513 | Halprin v. Davis | 589 U.S. ___ (2020) | Due Process Clause • racial judicial bias | | |
| Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 214 | Ramos v. Louisiana | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | Sixth Amendment • unanimity of jury verdict | | Gorsuch Thomas Kavanaugh Alito |
| 215 | Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc. | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | trademark law • Lanham Act • award of profits for infringement | | Gorsuch Alito |
| 416 | Barton v. Barr | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | immigration law • cancellation of removal eligibility | Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan | Kavanaugh |
| 117 | Maine Community Health Options v. United States | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act • government obligation to reimburse insurer losses from online exchanges | Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan, Kavanaugh; Thomas, Gorsuch (in part) | Alito |
| 118 | Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. v. Marcel Fashions Group, Inc. | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | trademark law • res judicata • defense preclusion | Unanimous | |
| 219 | 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 | | Thomas |
| 220 | 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 Thomas |
| 421 | Thole v. U. S. Bank N. A. | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 • Article III • standing | Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan | Kavanaugh Thomas |
| 422 | 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 | Kagan | Thomas |
| 523 | Valentine v. Collier | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | Eighth Amendment • COVID-19 pandemic • Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 • exhaustion of remedies | Ginsburg | |
| Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of application to vacate stay. ||||||
| 524 | St. Hubert v. United States | 590 U.S. ___ (2020) | Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 | | |
| Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 325 | 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 Kavanaugh |
| 126 | Liu v. SEC | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | securities law • disgorgement as equitable relief | Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh | Thomas |
| 427 | 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 | Kagan | Alito Thomas Breyer |
| 428 | Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | state law prohibition on government aid to religious schools • First Amendment • Free Exercise Clause | | Roberts Thomas Alito Gorsuch Ginsburg Breyer |
| 229 | Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V. | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | trademark law • eligibility of generic term combined with domain name for protection | | Ginsburg Breyer |
| 230 | 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 | | Kavanaugh Breyer Gorsuch |
| 431 | Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | First Amendment • ministerial exception to employment discrimination claims | Ginsburg | Alito Thomas |
| 432 | Barr v. Lee | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty | Ginsburg, Kagan | per curiam Breyer |
| Sotomayor dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay or vacatur. ||||||
| 533 | Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | Twenty-sixth Amendment | | |
| Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of application to vacate stay. ||||||
| 434 | Barr v. Purkey | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty | Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan | Breyer |
| Sotomayor dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay or vacatur. ||||||
| 435 | Raysor v. DeSantis | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | | Ginsburg, Kagan | |
| Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of application to vacate stay. ||||||
| 436 | Little v. Reclaim Idaho | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | | Ginsburg | Roberts |
| Sotomayor dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay. ||||||
| 437 | Barnes v. Ahlman | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | | Ginsburg | |
| Sotomayor dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay. ||||||
| 538 | Mitchell v. United States | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) | Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 | | |
| Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of application for stay of execution. ||||||