# 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

* The 2015 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2015, and concluded October 2, 2016. This was the twenty-third term of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's tenure on the Court.
* Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2015 term statistics
* 8
* Majority or Plurality
* 5
* Concurrence
* 0
* Other
* 4
* Dissent
* 1
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 18
* Bench opinions = 17
* Opinions relating to orders = 1
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 3
* Most joined by: Sotomayor (12)
* Least joined by: Scalia (1)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 401 | DIRECTV, Inc. v. Imburgia | 577 U.S. 59 (2015) | Federal Arbitration Act | Sotomayor | Breyer Thomas |
| 102 | Bruce v. Samuels | 577 U.S. 82 (2016) | Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 • filing fees for in forma pauperis litigants | Unanimous | |
| 403 | Montanile v. Board of Trustees of Nat. Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan | 577 U.S. 151 (2016) | Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 • equitable remedies for plan enforcement | | Thomas |
| 104 | Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez | 577 U.S. 153 (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 | Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | Thomas Roberts Alito |
| 405 | Gobeille v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. | 577 U.S. 332 (2016) | Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 • preemption of state law health care disclosure requirements | Sotomayor | Kennedy Thomas Breyer |
| 106 | Evenwel v. Abbott | 578 U.S. 57 (2016) | legislative redistricting based on total state population • Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • one person, one vote doctrine | Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | Thomas Alito |
| 107 | Hughes v. Talen Energy Marketing, LLC | 578 U.S. 150 (2016) | Federal Power Act • interstate wholesale electricity rates • federal preemption | Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan | Thomas Sotomayor |
| 108 | Bank Markazi v. Peterson | 578 U.S. 212 (2016) | Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 • domestic suits by victims of state-sponsored terrorism • case-specific legislative designation of state assets for judgment execution • separation of powers • Article III | Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Kagan; Thomas (in part) | Roberts |
| 109 | Sheriff v. Gillie | 578 U.S. 317 (2016) | Fair Debt Collection Practices Act • special counsel use of state attorney general letterhead | Unanimous | |
| 410 | Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins | 578 U.S. 349 (2016) | Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 • Article III • injury-in-fact | Sotomayor | Alito Thomas |
| 111 | Betterman v. Montana | 578 U.S. 437 (2016) | Sixth Amendment • Speedy Trial Clause • postconviction delay in sentencing | Unanimous | Thomas Sotomayor |
| 212 | Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co. | 578 U.S. 604 (2016) | Clean Water Act • United States Army Corps of Engineers jurisdictional determination • Administrative Procedure Act reviewability | | Roberts Kennedy Kagan |
| 213 | Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle | 579 U.S. 78 (2016) | Double Jeopardy Clause • sovereignty of Puerto Rico | Thomas | Kagan Thomas Breyer |
| 114 | United States v. Bryant | 579 U.S. 140 (2016) | federal crime of domestic violence in Indian lands • tribal court conviction as predicate offense • Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 • Sixth Amendment • Assistance of Counsel Clause • Fifth Amendment • Due Process Clause | Unanimous | Thomas |
| 215 | Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro | 579 U.S. 225 (2016) | Fair Labor Standards Act • overtime exemption for automobile service advisors | Sotomayor | Kennedy Thomas |
| 318 | RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community | 579 U.S. 355 (2016) | Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act • extraterritorial application | Breyer, Kagan | Alito Breyer |
| 219 | Williams v. Louisiana | 579 U.S. 911 (2016) | Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • racial discrimination in juror peremptory challenges • judge-supplied race-neutral reason for challenge | Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | Alito |
| Ginsburg concurred in the Court's order to grant, vacate, and remand. ||||||
| 220 | Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt | 579 U.S. 627 (2016) | Fourteenth Amendment • abortion • regulation of abortion providers • Texas Senate Bill 5 • res judicata | | Breyer Thomas Alito |