# 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

* The 2012 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2012, and concluded October 6, 2013. This was the twenty-second term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court.
* Clarence Thomas 2012 term statistics
* 8
* Majority or Plurality
* 11
* Concurrence
* 0
* Other
* 7
* Dissent
* 0
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 26
* Bench opinions = 25
* Opinions relating to orders = 1
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 4
* Most joined by: Scalia (11)
* Least joined by: Sotomayor, Kagan (6)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 101 | Ryan v. Valencia Gonzales | 568 U.S. 57, 60–77 (2013) | habeas corpus • competence | Unanimous | |
| Thomas's unanimous opinion for the Court held that a state prisoner petitioning for a federal writ of habeas corpus has no statutory right to suspend the proceedings when he is determined to be incompetent. ||||||
| 202 | Chaidez v. United States | 568 U.S. 342, 358–59 (2012) | ineffective assistance of counsel • retroactivity of new rules of criminal procedure | | Kagan Sotomayor |
| 103 | Marx v. General Revenue Corp. | 568 U.S. 371, 373–88 (2012) | Fair Debt Collection Practices Act • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure • award of costs to prevailing plaintiff | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito | Sotomayor |
| 404 | Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds | 568 U.S. 455, 486–502 (2013) | securities fraud • Securities Exchange Act of 1934 §10(b) • SEC Rule 10b-5 • fraud-on-the-market theory • materiality • class certification | Kennedy; Scalia (in part) | Ginsburg Alito Scalia |
| 105 | Millbrook v. United States | 569 U.S. 50, 51–57 (2013) | Federal Tort Claims Act • waiver of sovereign immunity for intentional torts by law enforcement | Unanimous | |
| 106 | Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk | 569 U.S. 66, 69–79 (2013) | Fair Labor Standards Act • collective action • offer of judgment • mootness | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito | Kagan |
| 407 | Missouri v. McNeely | 569 U.S. 141, 176–83 (2013) | Fourth Amendment • exigent circumstances • drunk driving • government-compelled blood alcohol test | | Sotomayor Kennedy Roberts |
| 408 | Moncrieffe v. Holder | 569 U.S. 184, 207–10 (2013) | Immigration and Nationality Act • ineligibility for discretionary relief due to aggravated felony | | Sotomayor Alito |
| 209 | McBurney v. Young | 569 U.S. 221, 237 (2013) | Virginia Freedom of Information Act • Privileges and Immunities Clause • Dormant Commerce Clause | | Alito |
| 110 | PPL Corp. v. Commissioner | 569 U.S. 329, 331–41 (2013) | UK Windfall Tax • foreign tax credit | Unanimous | Sotomayor |
| 211 | Hillman v. Maretta | 569 U.S. 483, 499–502 (2013) | Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act • designation of beneficiary • federal preemption | | Sotomayor Alito |
| 112 | Horne v. Department of Agriculture | 569 U.S. 513, 515–29 (2013) | Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 • Takings Clause | Unanimous | |
| 413 | Peugh v. United States | 569 U.S. 530, 551–63 (2013) | Federal Sentencing Guidelines • Ex Post Facto Clause | Roberts, Scalia, Alito (in part) | Sotomayor Alito |
| 114 | Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. | 569 U.S. 576, 579–96 (2013) | patent law • gene patents • DNA extraction • BRCA mutation | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan; Scalia (in part) | Scalia |
| 215 | American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Los Angeles | 569 U.S. 641, 655–57 (2013) | Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 | | Kagan |
| 416 | Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. | 570 U.S. 1, 22–38 (2013) | National Voter Registration Act of 1993 • Elections Clause • Arizona Proposition 200 (2004) | | Scalia Kennedy Alito |
| 117 | Alleyne v. United States | 570 U.S. 99, 102–18 (2013) | Sixth Amendment • right to a jury trial • mandatory minimum sentencing • judicial factfinding | Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan; Breyer (in part) | Breyer Sotomayor Roberts Alito |
| 218 | Salinas v. Texas | 570 U.S. 178, 191–93 (2013) | Fifth Amendment • self-incrimination | Scalia | Alito Breyer |
| 219 | American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant | 570 U.S. 228, 239 (2013) | Federal Arbitration Act • Sherman Antitrust Act • class action | | Scalia Kagan |
| 220 | Descamps v. United States | 570 U.S. 254, 279–81 (2013) | Armed Career Criminal Act | | Kagan Kennedy Alito |
| 221 | Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin | 570 U.S. 297, 315–34 (2013) | affirmative action • race as factor in college admissions • Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause | | Kennedy Scalia Ginsburg |
| 422 | United States v. Kebodeaux | 570 U.S. 387, 407–20 (2013) | Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act • Necessary and Proper Clause | Scalia (in part) | Breyer Roberts Alito Scalia |
| 223 | Vance v. Ball State Univ. | 570 U.S. 421, 450–51 (2013) | Title VII • vicarious liability of supervisors | | Alito Ginsburg |
| 224 | Shelby County v. Holder | 570 U.S. 529, 557–59 (2013) | Voting Rights Act of 1965 • coverage formula • preclearance • Fifteenth Amendment | | Roberts Ginsburg |
| 225 | Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl | 570 U.S. 637, 656–66 (2013) | Indian Child Welfare Act • termination of parental rights | | Alito Breyer Scalia Sotomayor |
| 426 | Lanus v. United States | 570 U.S. 932, 932–33 (2013) | Federal Tort Claims Act • exclusion of lawsuits by military personnel | | |
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari, in a case asking the Court to revisit its decision in Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135 (1950) that the FTCA did not allow military personnel to sue the government for the negligence of federal employees. Thomas argued that Feres should be overturned because the text of the FTCA provided no basis for such an exception. ||||||