# 2013 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito

* The 2013 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2013, and concluded October 5, 2014. This was the ninth term of Associate Justice Samuel Alito's tenure on the Court.
* Samuel Alito 2013 term statistics
* 8
* Majority or Plurality
* 9
* Concurrence
* 2
* Other
* 5
* Dissent
* 2
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 26
* Bench opinions = 21
* Opinions relating to orders = 5
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 3
* Most joined by: Scalia (14)
* Least joined by: Ginsburg (3 in full, 1 in part)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 101 | Burt v. Titlow | 571 U.S. ___ (2013) | Sixth Amendment • ineffective assistance of counsel | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | Ginsburg Sotomayor |
| 402 | Unger v. Young | 571 U.S. ___ (2013) | independent source for in-court witness identification • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 | Scalia | |
| Alito dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 403 | Rapelje v. McClellan | 571 U.S. ___ (2013) | habeas corpus • presumption that state court summary disposition was on the merits | Scalia | |
| Alito dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 504 | Martin v. Blessing | 571 U.S. ___ (2013) | adequacy of counsel in class actions • Article III • standing | | |
| Alito filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 105 | Atlantic Marine Constr. Co. v. United States Dist. Court for Western Dist. of Tex. | 571 U.S. ___ (2013) | forum selection clause • change of venue | Unanimous | |
| 106 | Fernandez v. California | 571 U.S. ___ (2014) | Fourth Amendment • warrantless searches • consent of co-occupant to search | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer | Scalia Thomas Ginsburg |
| 207 | United States v. Apel | 571 U.S. ___ (2014) | review of issue not addressed by lower court | | Roberts Ginsburg |
| 208 | Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez | 572 U.S. ___ (2014) | Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction • equitable tolling | Breyer, Sotomayor | Thomas |
| 309 | Rosemond v. United States | 572 U.S. ___ (2014) | aiding and abetting use of gun in drug trafficking crime • advance knowledge of confederate's use of gun | Thomas | Kagan |
| 210 | United States v. Castleman | 572 U.S. ___ (2014) | possession of firearms by those convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence | Thomas | Sotomayor Scalia |
| 111 | Northwest, Inc. v. Ginsberg | 572 U.S. ___ (2014) | Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 • federal preemption • implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing | Unanimous | |
| 212 | Town of Greece v. Galloway | 572 U.S. ___ (2014) | First Amendment • Establishment Clause • legislative prayer | Scalia | Kennedy Thomas Breyer Kagan |
| 213 | Tolan v. Cotton | 572 U.S. ___ (2014) | summary judgment | Scalia | per curiam |
| 414 | Beard v. Aguilar | 572 U.S. ___ (2014) | | Scalia | |
| Alito dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 415 | Hall v. Florida | 572 U.S. ___ (2014) | Eighth Amendment • capital punishment • execution of the mentally disabled | Roberts, Scalia, Thomas | Kennedy |
| 116 | Plumhoff v. Rickard | 572 U.S. ___ (2014) | Fourth Amendment • excessive force • car chase • qualified immunity • appellate jurisdiction over final decisions | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Sotomayor, Kagan; Ginsburg, Breyer, (in part) | |
| 217 | Bond v. United States | 572 U.S. ___ (2014) | Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998 | | Roberts Scalia Thomas |
| 118 | Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc. | 572 U.S. ___ (2014) | patent law • inducement of infringement | Unanimous | |
| 419 | Scialabba v. Cuellar de Osorio | 573 U.S. ___ (2014) | Immigration and Nationality Act • priority date for visa eligibility • Child Status Protection Act | | Kagan Roberts Sotomayor |
| 320 | Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA | 573 U.S. ___ (2014) | Clean Air Act • regulation of greenhouse gases • Prevention of Significant Deterioration permits for stationary pollution emitters | Thomas | Scalia Breyer |
| 221 | Loughrin v. United States | 573 U.S. ___ (2014) | federal bank fraud • intent to defraud a financial institution | | Kagan Scalia |
| 222 | Riley v. California | 573 U.S. ___ (2014) | Fourth Amendment • warrantless search of cell phone data incident to arrest | | Roberts |
| 223 | McCullen v. Coakley | 573 U.S. ___ (2014) | buffer zone around abortion clinics • First Amendment • free speech • public forum doctrine • content neutrality | | Roberts Scalia |
| 124 | Harris v. Quinn | 573 U.S. ___ (2014) | imposition of labor union fees on non-member public employees • First Amendment • speech by government employees | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas | Kagan |
| 125 | Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. | 573 U.S. ___ (2014) | Religious Freedom Restoration Act • Affordable Care Act • contraceptive mandate • religious-based objection by for-profit corporation | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas | Kennedy Ginsburg Breyer and Kagan |
| 526 | Mount Soledad Memorial Assn. v. Trunk | 573 U.S. ___ (2014) | petition for certiorari before judgment | | |
| Alito filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||