# 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito

* The 2015 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2015, and concluded October 2, 2016. This was the eleventh term of Associate Justice Samuel Alito's tenure on the Court.
* Samuel Alito 2015 term statistics
* 7
* Majority or Plurality
* 7
* Concurrence
* 0
* Other
* 10
* Dissent
* 1
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 25
* Bench opinions = 19
* Opinions relating to orders = 6
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 2
* Most joined by: Thomas (14 in full, 1 in part)
* Least joined by: Scalia (1)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 401 | Hurst v. Florida | 577 U.S. ___ (2016) | death penalty • Sixth Amendment • right to a jury trial • judicial factfinding of aggravating circumstances after jury advisory recommendation | | Sotomayor Breyer |
| 402 | Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez | 577 U.S. ___ (2016) | Article III • Case or Controversy Clause • effect of unaccepted settlement offer or offer of judgment on mootness • Telephone Consumer Protection Act • liability of federal contractor | | Ginsburg Thomas Roberts |
| 103 | Menominee Tribe of Wis. v. United States | 577 U.S. ___ (2016) | Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act • Contract Disputes Act of 1978 • equitable tolling of statute of limitations | Unanimous | |
| 204 | Taylor v. Yee | 577 U.S. ___ (2016) | notification and length of state law escheat periods • Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause | Thomas | |
| Alito concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 405 | Ben-Levi v. Brown | 577 U.S. ___ (2016) | Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 • First Amendment • Free Exercise Clause • prison denial of inmate request for group prayer | | |
| Alito dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 406 | Wearry v. Cain | 577 U.S. ___ (2016) | Due Process Clause • obligation of prosecution to turn over exculpatory evidence | Thomas | per curiam |
| 207 | Caetano v. Massachusetts | 577 U.S. ___ (2016) | Second Amendment • prohibition on stun gun ownership | Thomas | per curiam |
| 208 | Evenwel v. Abbott | 578 U.S. ___ (2016) | legislative redistricting based on total state population • Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • one person, one vote doctrine | Thomas (in part) | Ginsburg Thomas |
| 109 | Nichols v. United States | 578 U.S. ___ (2016) | Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act • change of residence registration requirements | Unanimous | |
| 210 | Molina-Martinez v. United States | 578 U.S. ___ (2016) | Federal Sentencing Guidelines • sentencing based on incorrect range | Thomas | Kennedy |
| 111 | Ocasio v. United States | 578 U.S. ___ (2016) | Hobbs Act • conspiracy | Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan | Breyer Thomas Sotomayor |
| 112 | Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins | 578 U.S. ___ (2016) | Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 • Article III • injury-in-fact | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Kagan | Thomas Ginsburg |
| 213 | Foster v. Chatman | 578 U.S. ___ (2016) | Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • racial discrimination in juror peremptory challenges • adequate and independent state ground | | Roberts Thomas |
| 214 | Green v. Brennan | 578 U.S. ___ (2016) | Title VII • constructive discharge • statute of limitations | | Sotomayor Thomas |
| 215 | Adams v. Alabama | 578 U.S. ___ (2016) | Eighth Amendment • mandatory life imprisonment of minors • retroactivity of new constitutional rules | Thomas | Thomas Sotomayor |
| Alito concurred in the Court's decision to grant certiorari, vacate the lower court's opinion, and remand. ||||||
| 316 | Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | Leahy-Smith America Invents Act • appealability of decision to conduct inter partes review | Sotomayor | Breyer Thomas |
| 117 | Taylor v. United States | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | Hobbs Act • robbery of drug dealers as satisfaction of commerce requirement | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | Thomas |
| 118 | RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act • extraterritorial application | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas; Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan (in part) | Ginsburg Breyer |
| 419 | Williams v. Louisiana | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • racial discrimination in juror peremptory challenges • judge-supplied race-neutral reason for challenge | Thomas | Ginsburg |
| Alito dissented from the Court's order to grant, vacate, and remand. ||||||
| 420 | Flowers v. Mississippi | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • racial discrimination in juror peremptory challenges • GVR orders | Thomas | |
| Alito dissented from the Court's order to grant, vacate, and remand. ||||||
| 421 | Fisher v. University of Tex. at Austin | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • affirmative action • race-conscious college admissions program | Roberts, Thomas | Kennedy Thomas |
| 122 | Birchfield v. North Dakota | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | Fourth Amendment • search incident to arrest • drunk driving • implied consent to breathalyzer or blood alcohol content tests | Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Kagan | Thomas Sotomayor |
| 423 | Mathis v. United States | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | Armed Career Criminal Act • sentence enhancement for prior convictions | | Kagan Kennedy Thomas Breyer |
| 424 | Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | Fourteenth Amendment • abortion • regulation of abortion providers • Texas Senate Bill 5 • res judicata | Roberts, Thomas | Breyer Ginsburg Thomas |
| 425 | Stormans, Inc. v. Wiesman | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | First Amendment • Free Exercise Clause • religious objection by pharmacist to dispensing emergency contraceptives | Roberts, Thomas | |
| Alito dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||