2019 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Neil Gorsuch

The 2019 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2019, and concluded October 4, 2020. This was the fourth term of Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch's tenure on the Court.
Neil Gorsuch 2019 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
3
Concurrence
2
Other
3
Dissent
2
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 17
Bench opinions = 13Opinions relating to orders = 4In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Thomas (7 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Kavanaugh (3 in full, 1 in part)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
201



Retirement Plans Comm. of IBM v. Jander589 U.S. ___ (2020)

ERISA
per curiam
Kagan
102



Rodriguez v. FDIC589 U.S. ___ (2020)

federal common law  • entitlement to tax refund among affiliated corporations in absence of allocation agreementUnanimous
103



Comcast Corp. v. National Assn. of African-American Owned Media589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Civil Rights Act of 1866  • race as but-for causationRoberts, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh; Ginsburg (in part)
Ginsburg
204



Department of Homeland Security v. New York589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Thomas
Gorsuch concurred in the Court's grant of application for stay.
505



Guedes v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives589 U.S. ___ (2020)

firearm laws  • classification of bump stock as illegal machine gun  • Chevron deference
Gorsuch filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
506



Archdiocese of Washington v. Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority589 U.S. ___ (2020)

First Amendment  • public transit rejection of religious advertisingThomas
Gorsuch filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
307



Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act  • state law claims  • potentially responsible partiesThomas
Roberts
Alito
408



Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP590 U.S. ___ (2020)

patent law  • inter partes reviewSotomayor (in part)
Ginsburg
109



Ramos v. Louisiana590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Sixth Amendment  • unanimity of jury verdictGinsburg, Breyer; Sotomayor, Kavanaugh (in part)
Thomas
Sotomayor
Kavanaugh
Alito
110



Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc.590 U.S. ___ (2020)

trademark law  • Lanham Act  • award of profits for infringementRoberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Kavanaugh
Alito
Sotomayor
111



Opati v. Republic of Sudan590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act  • exception for state-sponsored terrorism  • punitive damages  • retroactive application to preenactment claimsRoberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
112



Bostock v. Clayton County590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Title VII  • LGBTQ employment discrimination  • sex discriminationRoberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
Kavanaugh
413



June Medical Services, LLC v. Russo591 U.S. ___ (2020)

abortion laws  • requirement that abortion clinic doctors have hospital admitting privileges  • Fourteenth Amendment  • stare decisis  • third-party standing
Breyer
Roberts
Thomas
Alito
Kavanaugh
214



Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue591 U.S. ___ (2020)

state law prohibition on government aid to religious schools  • First Amendment  • Free Exercise Clause
Roberts
Thomas
Alito
Ginsburg
Breyer
Sotomayor
315



Barr v. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc.591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991  • prohibition of robocalls to cell phones  • exception for government debt collection  • First Amendment  • free speechThomas (in part)
Kavanaugh
Sotomayor
Breyer
116



McGirt v. Oklahoma591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Major Crimes Act  • status of Creek Reservation  • Oklahoma Enabling ActGinsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Roberts
Thomas
417



Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Alito
Kavanaugh
Gorsuch dissented from the Court's denial of application for injunctive relief.

References

  • "2019 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  • "2019 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  • "2019 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.