# 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito

* The 2012 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2012, and concluded October 6, 2013. This was the eighth term of Associate Justice Samuel Alito's tenure on the Court.
* Samuel Alito 2012 term statistics
* 8
* Majority or Plurality
* 7
* Concurrence
* 0
* Other
* 9
* Dissent
* 0
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 24
* Bench opinions = 23
* Opinions relating to orders = 1
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 1
* Most joined by: Kennedy (11)
* Least joined by: Ginsburg, Kagan (2)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 101 | Johnson v. Williams | 568 U.S. 289, 292–306 (2013) | Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 • habeas corpus • presumption of adjudication on the merits | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | Scalia |
| 402 | Evans v. Michigan | 568 U.S. 313, 330–41 (2013) | Fifth Amendment • Double Jeopardy Clause • legal error in court-directed acquittal | | Sotomayor |
| 103 | Clapper v. Amnesty International USA | 568 U.S. 398, 401–22 (2013) | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act • Article III • standing | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas | Breyer |
| 204 | Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds | 568 U.S. 455, 482–83 (2013) | securities fraud • Securities Exchange Act of 1934 §10(b) • SEC Rule 10b-5 • fraud-on-the-market theory • materiality • class certification | | Ginsburg Scalia Thomas |
| 405 | Florida v. Jardines | 569 U.S. 1, 16–26 (2013) | Fourth Amendment • detection dogs • curtilage | Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer | Scalia Kagan |
| 206 | Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. | 569 U.S. 108, 125–27 (2013) | Alien Tort Statute • extraterritoriality | Thomas | Roberts Kennedy Breyer |
| 407 | Moncrieffe v. Holder | 569 U.S. 184, 210–20 (2013) | Immigration and Nationality Act • ineligibility for discretionary relief due to aggravated felony | | Sotomayor Thomas |
| 108 | McBurney v. Young | 569 U.S. 221, 223–37 (2013) | Virginia Freedom of Information Act • Privileges and Immunities Clause • Dormant Commerce Clause | Unanimous | Thomas |
| 209 | Boyer v. Louisiana | 569 U.S. 238, 238–41 (2013) | Speedy Trial Clause • indigent right to counsel | Scalia, Thomas | per curiam Sotomayor |
| Alito concurred in the Court's dismissal of certiorari as improvidently granted. ||||||
| 210 | Hillman v. Maretta | 569 U.S. 483, 502–04 (2013) | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act • designation of beneficiary • federal preemption | | Sotomayor Thomas |
| 411 | Peugh v. United States | 569 U.S. 530, 563 (2013) | Federal Sentencing Guidelines • Ex Post Facto Clause | Scalia | Sotomayor Thomas |
| 212 | Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter | 569 U.S. 564, 573–75 (2013) | Federal Arbitration Act • class arbitration | Thomas | Kagan |
| 413 | Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. | 570 U.S. 1, 38–47 (2013) | National Voter Registration Act of 1993 • Elections Clause • Arizona Proposition 200 (2004) | | Scalia Kennedy Thomas |
| 414 | Alleyne v. United States | 570 U.S. 99, 132–35 (2013) | Sixth Amendment • right to a jury trial • mandatory minimum sentencing • judicial factfinding | | Thomas Breyer Sotomayor Roberts |
| 115 | Salinas v. Texas | 570 U.S. 178, 181–91 (2013) | Fifth Amendment • self-incrimination | Roberts, Kennedy | Thomas Breyer |
| 416 | Descamps v. United States | 570 U.S. 254, 281–96 (2013) | Armed Career Criminal Act | | Kagan Kennedy Thomas |
| 217 | United States v. Kebodeaux | 570 U.S. 387, 403–06 (2013) | Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act • Necessary and Proper Clause | | Breyer Roberts Scalia Thomas |
| 118 | Vance v. Ball State Univ. | 570 U.S. 421, 423–50 (2013) | Title VII • vicarious liability of supervisors | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas | Thomas Ginsburg |
| 119 | Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett | 570 U.S. 472, 475–93 (2013) | Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act • federal preemption • product liability | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas | Breyer Sotomayor |
| 120 | Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management Dist. | 570 U.S. 595, 599–619 (2013) | Fifth Amendment • Takings Clause • unconstitutional conditions doctrine | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas | Kagan |
| 121 | Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl | 570 U.S. 637, 641–56 (2013) | Indian Child Welfare Act • termination of parental rights | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer | Thomas Breyer Scalia Sotomayor |
| 222 | Sekhar v. United States | 570 U.S. 729, 738–43 (2013) | Hobbs Act • definition of extortion | Kennedy, Sotomayor | Scalia |
| 423 | United States v. Windsor | 570 U.S. 744, 802–18 (2013) | Fifth Amendment • equal protection • Defense of Marriage Act • same-sex marriage | Thomas (in part) | Kennedy Roberts Scalia |
| 424 | Marrero v. United States | 570 U.S. 929, 929–30 (2013) | Armed Career Criminal Act | Kennedy | |
| Alito dissented from the Court's decision to vacate and remand for reconsideration in light of Descamps v. United States, 570 U.S. 254 (2013). ||||||