Supreme Court of the United States · The Justices

October Term 2018

68 argued cases decided by written opinion. Who wrote, who joined whom, and how often the Court split.

The Court, in order of seniority

Roberts, C.J.Chief Justice since 2005
Thomassince 1991
Ginsburgsince 1993
Breyersince 1994
Alitosince 2006
Sotomayorsince 2009
Kagansince 2010
Gorsuchsince 2017
Kavanaughsince 2018

Opinions written Granted & Noted List

One bar per Justice, in seniority order, so the chart reads the same every Term. A mixed writing (concurring in part, dissenting in part) counts once under its lead label; the striped end of a segment is the share that was partial. Hover a segment for its count.

Opinion of the Court
Concurrence
Concurring in the judgment
Dissent
… in part

Roberts, C.J.

Thomas

Ginsburg

Breyer

Alito

Sotomayor

Kagan

Gorsuch

Kavanaugh

01020 opinions

The counts

Justice	Court	Conc.	Conc. in judgment	Dissent	Total	Share of majorities
Roberts, C.J.	7	2 (2 in part)	0	2	11	11%
Thomas	8	9 (3 in part)	4	6	27	12%
Ginsburg	6	1	2 (1 in part)	4	13	9%
Breyer	8	4 (3 in part)	1	7	20	12%
Alito	7	4 (1 in part)	2	6	19	11%
Sotomayor	7	4 (1 in part)	0	8	19	11%
Kagan	8	1 (1 in part)	0	3	12	12%
Gorsuch	8	2 (1 in part)	3	9	22	12%
Kavanaugh	7	3	2	2	14	11%
2 opinions were per curiam. Share of majorities is out of the 66 signed opinions of the Court. Counts are of argued cases on the Granted & Noted List; writings on the order lists are not included.

How they write Measured from 68 of 68 decisions

Every opinion of the Term, read from its PDF and measured by writing: the Court’s opinion, each concurrence and each dissent, body text only (footnotes counted apart, citations counted once each).

Length, by kind of writing

Justice	Opinions of the Court	Concurrences	Dissents
Roberts, C.J.	73,840	2248	22,344
Thomas	83,212	151,125	63,610
Ginsburg	62,398	4246	42,380
Breyer	83,438	51,184	84,334
Alito	76,500	6615	85,338
Sotomayor	73,453	41,718	93,201
Kagan	84,196	—	34,607
Gorsuch	84,298	53,147	103,059
Kavanaugh	72,655	6412	24,946
Per curiam	2724	—	—

Each cell is the number written, a bar, and the median length in words. The bars share one scale, so a dissent’s length reads against a Court opinion’s: a bar is full at 6,500 words, the longest median among cells with two or more writings, and a longer one is marked. A concurrence in the judgment is counted with the concurrences; a mixed writing with the dissents.

Style, pooled over every writing

Justice	Words per sentence	Sentences over 40 words	Grade level	Citations per 1,000 words	Footnote share	Contractions per 1,000 words
Roberts, C.J.	21.6	9%	13.2	14.1	8%	0.1
Thomas	14.9	6%	9.9	22.2	5%	0.2
Ginsburg	19.5	9%	12.3	20.4	16%	0.0
Breyer	16.4	6%	10.5	18.4	2%	0.0
Alito	22.2	12%	12.4	13.2	13%	0.0
Sotomayor	18.4	10%	11.2	19.8	15%	0.0
Kagan	17.2	3%	10.9	15.9	10%	0.7
Gorsuch	22.6	13%	12.6	15.7	10%	3.8
Kavanaugh	19.9	7%	11.9	12.2	6%	0.1
Per curiam	19.9	11%	11.1	9.8	0%	0.0

A Justice’s writings of every kind, weighted by length. Each column is shaded from its lowest value (lightest) to its highest (darkest) among the Justices. Across the Term’s 167 writings: 18.9 words per sentence, grade level 11.4, 17.3 citations per 1,000 words. Grade level is Flesch–Kincaid, computed after citations are masked; on legal prose it is an index for comparing Justices, not a reading age.

Who agreed with whom Lineups parsed for 68 of 68 decisions

Every pair of Justices, as a network. A line joins two who ended on the same side of the judgment at least as often as the threshold; the thicker and darker, the more often. Distance is the layout’s reading of the whole matrix: pairs who agree sit close. Circle size is the share of decisions in the majority. The stricter reading counts only decisions where both joined the opinion of the Court in full. Hover a Justice or a line for the numbers.

Same side of the judgmentJoined the same opinion in full

Show pairs agreeing at least –%

weakerstronger agreementcircle size: share of decisions in the majority

Portraits: the Justices’ official photographs, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, public domain as works of the U.S. government, via Wikimedia Commons.

	Roberts	Thomas	Ginsburg	Breyer	Alito	Sotomayor	Kagan	Gorsuch	Kavanaugh
Roberts	·	77	66	69	91	66	70	69	95
Thomas	77	·	52	52	84	52	60	80	80
Ginsburg	66	52	·	84	60	95	91	63	65
Breyer	69	52	84	·	66	85	88	56	72
Alito	91	84	60	66	·	60	64	73	92
Sotomayor	66	52	95	85	60	·	91	64	65
Kagan	70	60	91	88	64	91	·	67	69
Gorsuch	69	80	63	56	73	64	67	·	71
Kavanaugh	95	80	65	72	92	65	69	71	·

Share of decisions both took part in where both were on the same side of the judgment. A Justice who concurred in part and dissented in part is on neither side for that decision.

	Roberts	Thomas	Ginsburg	Breyer	Alito	Sotomayor	Kagan	Gorsuch	Kavanaugh
Roberts	·	55	56	54	64	57	58	52	67
Thomas	55	·	45	42	57	45	48	55	56
Ginsburg	56	45	·	59	49	64	63	46	53
Breyer	54	42	59	·	48	60	60	42	54
Alito	64	57	49	48	·	49	51	53	64
Sotomayor	57	45	64	60	49	·	63	47	53
Kagan	58	48	63	60	51	63	·	48	54
Gorsuch	52	55	46	42	53	47	48	·	53
Kavanaugh	67	56	53	54	64	53	54	53	·

Share of decisions both took part in where both joined the opinion of the Court without a qualifier; a plurality or a split opinion counts for no one.

The shape of the Term

Unanimity comes from the Court’s own flags on the Granted & Noted List and covers every decision. The splits and lineups come from the parsed syllabi and cover 68 of 68 decisions.

25of 68

Unanimous

21 fully, 4 in the judgment only

Decided 6–3

2 of them on the most frequent lineup

Breyer

Most often alone

2 lone dissents, 1 solo concurrence

Kavanaugh

Most often in the majority

88% of the decisions with a parsed lineup

Vote splits

9–0

8–0

8–1

7–1

7–2

6–2

6–3

5–3

5–4

1–8

From the 68 decisions with a parsed lineup. A Justice concurring in part and dissenting in part counts on the minority side.

Most frequent 6–3 lineup

AlitoBreyerKaganKavanaughRoberts, C.J.Thomas over GinsburgGorsuchSotomayor · 2 of 10 six-to-three decisions

Most frequent 5–4 lineup

AlitoGorsuchKavanaughRoberts, C.J.Thomas over BreyerGinsburgKaganSotomayor · 7 of 17 five-to-four decisions

Most frequent 5–3 lineup

AlitoBreyerGinsburgKaganSotomayor over GorsuchRoberts, C.J.Thomas · 1 of 2 five-to-three decisions

The writings Granted & Noted List

Every opinion each Justice wrote this Term, newest first, each linking to the case’s docket page. A count is a claim; this list is the evidence.

Roberts, C.J. 11 writings

Decided	Writing	Case	Opinion of the Court by	Joined by	Result
Jun 27, 2019	Court	Robert A. Rucho, et al., Appellants v. Common Cause, et al.No. 18-422	this opinion	Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh	NA
Jun 27, 2019	Court	Department of Commerce, et al. v. New York, et al.No. 18-966	this opinion	the full Court	Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded
Jun 26, 2019	Concurring	James L. Kisor v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans AffairsNo. 18-15	Kagan	no one	Vacated and remanded
Jun 24, 2019	Concurring	Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office v. Erik BrunettiNo. 18-302	Kagan	no one	Affirmed
Jun 21, 2019	Court	Rose Mary Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, et al.No. 17-647	this opinion	Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh	Vacated and remanded
Jun 17, 2019	Dissenting	Virginia Uranium, Inc., et al. v. John Warren, et al.No. 16-1275	Gorsuch	Breyer, Alito	Affirmed
May 28, 2019	Court	Luis A. Nieves, et al. v. Russell P. BartlettNo. 17-1174	this opinion	Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Kavanaugh, Thomas (in part)	Reversed and remanded
Apr 24, 2019	Court	Lamps Plus, Inc., et al. v. Frank VarelaNo. 17-988	this opinion	Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh	Reversed and remanded
Mar 19, 2019	Dissenting	Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.No. 16-1498	Breyer	Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh	Affirmed
Feb 27, 2019	Court	Budha Ismail Jam, et al. v. International Finance CorporationNo. 17-1011	this opinion	Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch	Reversed and remanded
Nov 27, 2018	Court	Weyerhaeuser Company v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service, et al.No. 17-71	this opinion	the full Court	Vacated and remanded

Thomas 27 writings

Decided	Writing	Case	Opinion of the Court by	Joined by	Result
Jun 27, 2019	Conc. in judgment	Gerald P. Mitchell v. WisconsinNo. 18-6210	Alito	no one	Vacated and remanded
Jun 27, 2019	Concurring	Department of Commerce, et al. v. New York, et al.No. 18-966	Roberts, C.J.	Gorsuch, Kavanaugh	Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded
Jun 21, 2019	Concurring	Rose Mary Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, et al.No. 17-647	Roberts, C.J.	no one	Vacated and remanded
Jun 21, 2019	Dissenting	Curtis Giovanni Flowers v. MississippiNo. 17-9572	Kavanaugh	Gorsuch (in part)	Reversed and remanded
Jun 20, 2019	Conc. in judgment	PDR Network, LLC, et al. v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic, Inc.No. 17-1705	Breyer	Gorsuch	Vacated and remanded
Jun 20, 2019	Conc. in judgment	The American Legion, et al. v. American Humanist Association, et al.No. 17-1717	Alito	no one	Reversed and remanded
Jun 20, 2019	Dissenting	Edward G. McDonough v. Youel Smith, Individually and as Special District Attorney for the County of Rensselaer, New York, aka Trey SmithNo. 18-485	Sotomayor	Kagan, Gorsuch	Reversed and remanded
Jun 17, 2019	Concurring	Terance Martez Gamble v. United StatesNo. 17-646	Alito	no one	Affirmed
Jun 10, 2019	Concurring	Jamar Alonzo Quarles v. United StatesNo. 17-778	Kavanaugh	no one	Affirmed
Jun 10, 2019	Court	Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Brian NewtonNo. 18-389	this opinion	the full Court	Vacated and remanded
Jun 3, 2019	Court	Jason J. Mont v. United StatesNo. 17-8995	this opinion	Roberts, Ginsburg, Alito, Kavanaugh	Affirmed
May 28, 2019	Concurring	Luis A. Nieves, et al. v. Russell P. BartlettNo. 17-1174	Roberts, C.J.	no one	Reversed and remanded
May 28, 2019	Court	Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. George W. JacksonNo. 17-1471	this opinion	Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan	Affirmed
May 20, 2019	Concurring	Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Doris Albrecht, et al.No. 17-290	Breyer	no one	Vacated and remanded
May 13, 2019	Court	Franchise Tax Board of California v. Gilbert P. HyattNo. 17-1299	this opinion	Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh	Reversed and remanded
May 13, 2019	Court	Cochise Consultancy, Inc., et al. v. United States, ex rel. Billy Joe HuntNo. 18-315	this opinion	the full Court	Affirmed
Apr 24, 2019	Concurring	Lamps Plus, Inc., et al. v. Frank VarelaNo. 17-988	Roberts, C.J.	no one	Reversed and remanded
Apr 1, 2019	Concurring	Russell Bucklew v. Anne L. Precythe, Director, Missouri Department of Corrections, et al.No. 17-8151	Gorsuch	no one	Affirmed
Mar 27, 2019	Dissenting	Francis V. Lorenzo v. Securities and Exchange CommissionNo. 17-1077	Breyer	Gorsuch	Affirmed
Mar 26, 2019	Dissenting	Republic of Sudan v. Rick Harrison, et al.No. 16-1094	Alito	no one	Reversed and remanded
Mar 20, 2019	Dissenting	Theodore H. Frank, et al. v. Paloma Gaos, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, et al.No. 17-961	NA	NA	Vacated and remanded
Mar 19, 2019	Concurring	Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. v. Mony Preap, et al.No. 16-1363	Alito	Gorsuch	Reversed and remanded
Feb 27, 2019	Dissenting	Gilberto Garza, Jr. v. IdahoNo. 17-1026	Sotomayor	Gorsuch, Alito (in part)	Reversed and remanded
Feb 20, 2019	Conc. in judgment	Tyson Timbs v. IndianaNo. 17-1091	Ginsburg	no one	Vacated and remanded
Jan 22, 2019	Court	Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., et al.No. 17-1229	this opinion	the full Court	Affirmed
Jan 15, 2019	Court	Denard Stokeling v. United StatesNo. 17-5554	this opinion	Breyer, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh	Affirmed
Jan 8, 2019	Court	Richard Allen Culbertson v. Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social SecurityNo. 17-773	this opinion	the full Court	Reversed and remanded

Ginsburg 13 writings

Decided	Writing	Case	Opinion of the Court by	Joined by	Result
Jun 24, 2019	Dissenting	The Dutra Group v. Christopher BattertonNo. 18-266	Alito	Breyer, Sotomayor	Reversed and remanded
Jun 20, 2019	Dissenting	The American Legion, et al. v. American Humanist Association, et al.No. 17-1717	Alito	Sotomayor	Reversed and remanded
Jun 17, 2019	Conc. in judgment	Virginia Uranium, Inc., et al. v. John Warren, et al.No. 16-1275	Gorsuch	Sotomayor, Kagan	Affirmed
Jun 17, 2019	Dissenting	Terance Martez Gamble v. United StatesNo. 17-646	Alito	no one	Affirmed
Jun 17, 2019	Court	Virginia House of Delegates, et al., Appellants v. Golden Bethune-Hill, et al.No. 18-281	this opinion	Thomas, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch	Appeal dismissed
Jun 3, 2019	Court	Fort Bend County, Texas v. Lois M. DavisNo. 18-525	this opinion	the full Court	Affirmed
May 28, 2019	Conc. in judgment	Luis A. Nieves, et al. v. Russell P. BartlettNo. 17-1174	Roberts, C.J.	no one	Reversed and remanded
Apr 24, 2019	Dissenting	Lamps Plus, Inc., et al. v. Frank VarelaNo. 17-988	Roberts, C.J.	Breyer, Sotomayor	Reversed and remanded
Mar 4, 2019	Court	BNSF Railway Company v. Michael D. LoosNo. 17-1042	this opinion	Roberts, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh	Reversed and remanded
Mar 4, 2019	Court	Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, et al.No. 17-571	this opinion	the full Court	Affirmed
Feb 20, 2019	Court	Tyson Timbs v. IndianaNo. 17-1091	this opinion	Roberts, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh	Vacated and remanded
Jan 15, 2019	Concurring	New Prime Inc. v. Dominic OliveiraNo. 17-340	Gorsuch	no one	Affirmed
Nov 6, 2018	Court	Mount Lemmon Fire District v. John Guido, et al.No. 17-587	this opinion	the full Court	Affirmed

Breyer 20 writings

Decided	Writing	Case	Opinion of the Court by	Joined by	Result
Jun 27, 2019	Concurring	Department of Commerce, et al. v. New York, et al.No. 18-966	Roberts, C.J.	Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan	Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded
Jun 26, 2019	Conc. in judgment	United States v. Andre Ralph HaymondNo. 17-1672	Gorsuch	no one	Vacated and remanded
Jun 24, 2019	Concurring	Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office v. Erik BrunettiNo. 18-302	Kagan	no one	Affirmed
Jun 24, 2019	Concurring	Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, dba Argus LeaderNo. 18-481	Gorsuch	Ginsburg, Sotomayor	Reversed and remanded
Jun 21, 2019	Court	Hamid Mohamed Ahmed Ali Rehaif v. United StatesNo. 17-9560	this opinion	Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh	Reversed and remanded
Jun 20, 2019	Court	PDR Network, LLC, et al. v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic, Inc.No. 17-1705	this opinion	Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan	Vacated and remanded
Jun 20, 2019	Concurring	The American Legion, et al. v. American Humanist Association, et al.No. 17-1717	Alito	Kagan	Reversed and remanded
Jun 10, 2019	Dissenting	Return Mail, Inc. v. United States Postal Service, et al.No. 17-1594	Sotomayor	Ginsburg, Kagan	Reversed and remanded
Jun 3, 2019	Dissenting	Alex M. Azar, II, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Allina Health Services, et al.No. 17-1484	Gorsuch	no one	Affirmed
Jun 3, 2019	Court	Bradley Weston Taggart v. Shelley A. Lorenzen, Executor of the Estate of Stuart Brown, et al.No. 18-489	this opinion	the full Court	Vacated and remanded
May 20, 2019	Court	Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Doris Albrecht, et al.No. 17-290	this opinion	Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch	Vacated and remanded
May 13, 2019	Dissenting	Franchise Tax Board of California v. Gilbert P. HyattNo. 17-1299	Thomas	Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan	Reversed and remanded
Apr 24, 2019	Dissenting	Lamps Plus, Inc., et al. v. Frank VarelaNo. 17-988	Roberts, C.J.	no one	Reversed and remanded
Apr 1, 2019	Dissenting	Russell Bucklew v. Anne L. Precythe, Director, Missouri Department of Corrections, et al.No. 17-8151	Gorsuch	Ginsburg (in part), Sotomayor (in part), Kagan (in part)	Affirmed
Mar 27, 2019	Court	Francis V. Lorenzo v. Securities and Exchange CommissionNo. 17-1077	this opinion	Roberts, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan	Affirmed
Mar 20, 2019	Court	Dennis Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLPNo. 17-1307	this opinion	the full Court	Affirmed
Mar 19, 2019	Dissenting	Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. v. Mony Preap, et al.No. 16-1363	Alito	Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan	Reversed and remanded
Mar 19, 2019	Court	Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.No. 16-1498	this opinion	Sotomayor, Kagan	Affirmed
Feb 27, 2019	Dissenting	Budha Ismail Jam, et al. v. International Finance CorporationNo. 17-1011	Roberts, C.J.	no one	Reversed and remanded
Dec 10, 2018	Court	United States v. Victor J. Stitt, IINo. 17-765	this opinion	the full Court	1REVERSED; 2VACATED AND REMANDED

Alito 19 writings

Decided	Writing	Case	Opinion of the Court by	Joined by	Result
Jun 27, 2019	Court	Gerald P. Mitchell v. WisconsinNo. 18-6210	this opinion	Roberts, Breyer, Kavanaugh	Vacated and remanded
Jun 27, 2019	Concurring	Department of Commerce, et al. v. New York, et al.No. 18-966	Roberts, C.J.	no one	Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded
Jun 26, 2019	Dissenting	United States v. Andre Ralph HaymondNo. 17-1672	Gorsuch	Roberts, Thomas, Kavanaugh	Vacated and remanded
Jun 26, 2019	Court	Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Russell F. Thomas, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, et al.No. 18-96	this opinion	Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh	Affirmed
Jun 24, 2019	Court	The Dutra Group v. Christopher BattertonNo. 18-266	this opinion	Roberts, Thomas, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh	Reversed and remanded
Jun 24, 2019	Concurring	Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office v. Erik BrunettiNo. 18-302	Kagan	no one	Affirmed
Jun 21, 2019	Dissenting	Hamid Mohamed Ahmed Ali Rehaif v. United StatesNo. 17-9560	Breyer	Thomas	Reversed and remanded
Jun 21, 2019	Concurring	Curtis Giovanni Flowers v. MississippiNo. 17-9572	Kavanaugh	no one	Reversed and remanded
Jun 21, 2019	Concurring	North Carolina Department of Revenue v. The Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family TrustNo. 18-457	Sotomayor	Roberts, Gorsuch	Affirmed
Jun 20, 2019	Court	The American Legion, et al. v. American Humanist Association, et al.No. 17-1717	this opinion	Roberts, Breyer, Kagan, Kavanaugh, Roberts, Breyer, Kavanaugh	Reversed and remanded
Jun 20, 2019	Conc. in judgment	Herman Avery Gundy v. United StatesNo. 17-6086	Kagan	no one	Affirmed
Jun 17, 2019	Court	Terance Martez Gamble v. United StatesNo. 17-646	this opinion	Roberts, Thomas, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh	Affirmed
Jun 17, 2019	Dissenting	Virginia House of Delegates, et al., Appellants v. Golden Bethune-Hill, et al.No. 18-281	Ginsburg	Roberts, Breyer, Kavanaugh	Appeal dismissed
May 28, 2019	Dissenting	Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. George W. JacksonNo. 17-1471	Thomas	Roberts, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh	Affirmed
May 20, 2019	Conc. in judgment	Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Doris Albrecht, et al.No. 17-290	Breyer	Roberts, Kavanaugh	Vacated and remanded
May 20, 2019	Dissenting	Clayvin Herrera v. WyomingNo. 17-532	Sotomayor	Roberts, Thomas, Kavanaugh	Vacated and remanded
Mar 26, 2019	Court	Republic of Sudan v. Rick Harrison, et al.No. 16-1094	this opinion	no one	Reversed and remanded
Mar 19, 2019	Court	Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. v. Mony Preap, et al.No. 16-1363	this opinion	Roberts, Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Roberts, Kavanaugh	Reversed and remanded
Feb 27, 2019	Dissenting	Vernon Madison v. AlabamaNo. 17-7505	Kagan	Thomas, Gorsuch	Vacated and remanded

Sotomayor 19 writings

Decided	Writing	Case	Opinion of the Court by	Joined by	Result
Jun 27, 2019	Dissenting	Gerald P. Mitchell v. WisconsinNo. 18-6210	Alito	Ginsburg, Kagan	Vacated and remanded
Jun 24, 2019	Concurring	Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office v. Erik BrunettiNo. 18-302	Kagan	Breyer	Affirmed
Jun 21, 2019	Court	North Carolina Department of Revenue v. The Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family TrustNo. 18-457	this opinion	the full Court	Affirmed
Jun 20, 2019	Court	Edward G. McDonough v. Youel Smith, Individually and as Special District Attorney for the County of Rensselaer, New York, aka Trey SmithNo. 18-485	this opinion	Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kavanaugh	Reversed and remanded
Jun 17, 2019	Dissenting	Manhattan Community Access Corporation, et al. v. DeeDee Halleck, et al.No. 17-1702	Kavanaugh	Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan	Reversed in part and remanded
Jun 10, 2019	Court	Return Mail, Inc. v. United States Postal Service, et al.No. 17-1594	this opinion	Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh	Reversed and remanded
Jun 3, 2019	Dissenting	Jason J. Mont v. United StatesNo. 17-8995	Thomas	Breyer, Kagan, Gorsuch	Affirmed
May 28, 2019	Dissenting	Luis A. Nieves, et al. v. Russell P. BartlettNo. 17-1174	Roberts, C.J.	no one	Reversed and remanded
May 28, 2019	Court	Ricky Lee Smith v. Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social SecurityNo. 17-1606	this opinion	the full Court	Reversed and remanded
May 20, 2019	Concurring	Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, nka Old Cold LLCNo. 17-1657	Kagan	no one	Reversed and remanded
May 20, 2019	Court	Clayvin Herrera v. WyomingNo. 17-532	this opinion	Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan, Gorsuch	Vacated and remanded
Apr 24, 2019	Dissenting	Lamps Plus, Inc., et al. v. Frank VarelaNo. 17-988	Roberts, C.J.	no one	Reversed and remanded
Apr 1, 2019	Dissenting	Michael J. Biestek v. Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social SecurityNo. 17-1184	Kagan	no one	Affirmed
Apr 1, 2019	Dissenting	Russell Bucklew v. Anne L. Precythe, Director, Missouri Department of Corrections, et al.No. 17-8151	Gorsuch	no one	Affirmed
Mar 26, 2019	Concurring	John Sturgeon v. Bert Frost, in His Official Capacity as Alaska Regional Director of the National Park Service, et al.No. 17-949	Kagan	Ginsburg	Reversed and remanded
Mar 20, 2019	Concurring	Dennis Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLPNo. 17-1307	Breyer	no one	Affirmed
Feb 27, 2019	Court	Gilberto Garza, Jr. v. IdahoNo. 17-1026	this opinion	Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan, Kavanaugh	Reversed and remanded
Feb 26, 2019	Court	Nutraceutical Corporation v. Troy LambertNo. 17-1094	this opinion	the full Court	Reversed and remanded
Jan 15, 2019	Dissenting	Denard Stokeling v. United StatesNo. 17-5554	Thomas	Roberts, Ginsburg, Kagan	Affirmed

Kagan 12 writings

Decided	Writing	Case	Opinion of the Court by	Joined by	Result
Jun 27, 2019	Dissenting	Robert A. Rucho, et al., Appellants v. Common Cause, et al.No. 18-422	Roberts, C.J.	Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor	NA
Jun 26, 2019	Court	James L. Kisor v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans AffairsNo. 18-15	this opinion	Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor	Vacated and remanded
Jun 24, 2019	Court	Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office v. Erik BrunettiNo. 18-302	this opinion	Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh	Affirmed
Jun 21, 2019	Dissenting	Rose Mary Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, et al.No. 17-647	Roberts, C.J.	Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor	Vacated and remanded
Jun 20, 2019	Concurring	The American Legion, et al. v. American Humanist Association, et al.No. 17-1717	Alito	no one	Reversed and remanded
Jun 20, 2019	Court	Herman Avery Gundy v. United StatesNo. 17-6086	this opinion	Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor	Affirmed
May 20, 2019	Court	Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, nka Old Cold LLCNo. 17-1657	this opinion	Roberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kavanaugh	Reversed and remanded
Apr 29, 2019	Court	Gary Thacker, et ux. v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityNo. 17-1201	this opinion	the full Court	Reversed and remanded
Apr 24, 2019	Dissenting	Lamps Plus, Inc., et al. v. Frank VarelaNo. 17-988	Roberts, C.J.	Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor (in part)	Reversed and remanded
Apr 1, 2019	Court	Michael J. Biestek v. Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social SecurityNo. 17-1184	this opinion	Roberts, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kavanaugh	Affirmed
Mar 26, 2019	Court	John Sturgeon v. Bert Frost, in His Official Capacity as Alaska Regional Director of the National Park Service, et al.No. 17-949	this opinion	the full Court	Reversed and remanded
Feb 27, 2019	Court	Vernon Madison v. AlabamaNo. 17-7505	this opinion	Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor	Vacated and remanded

Gorsuch 22 writings

Decided	Writing	Case	Opinion of the Court by	Joined by	Result
Jun 27, 2019	Dissenting	Gerald P. Mitchell v. WisconsinNo. 18-6210	Alito	no one	Vacated and remanded
Jun 26, 2019	Court	United States v. Andre Ralph HaymondNo. 17-1672	this opinion	Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan	Vacated and remanded
Jun 26, 2019	Conc. in judgment	James L. Kisor v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans AffairsNo. 18-15	Kagan	Thomas, Kavanaugh (in part)	Vacated and remanded
Jun 26, 2019	Dissenting	Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Russell F. Thomas, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, et al.No. 18-96	Alito	Thomas	Affirmed
Jun 24, 2019	Court	United States v. Maurice Lamont Davis and Andre Levon GloverNo. 18-431	this opinion	Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan	Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded
Jun 24, 2019	Court	Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, dba Argus LeaderNo. 18-481	this opinion	Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Kagan, Kavanaugh	Reversed and remanded
Jun 20, 2019	Conc. in judgment	The American Legion, et al. v. American Humanist Association, et al.No. 17-1717	Alito	Thomas	Reversed and remanded
Jun 20, 2019	Dissenting	Herman Avery Gundy v. United StatesNo. 17-6086	Kagan	Roberts, Thomas	Affirmed
Jun 17, 2019	Court	Virginia Uranium, Inc., et al. v. John Warren, et al.No. 16-1275	this opinion	Thomas, Kavanaugh	Affirmed
Jun 17, 2019	Dissenting	Terance Martez Gamble v. United StatesNo. 17-646	Alito	no one	Affirmed
Jun 3, 2019	Court	Alex M. Azar, II, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Allina Health Services, et al.No. 17-1484	this opinion	Roberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan	Affirmed
May 28, 2019	Concurring	Luis A. Nieves, et al. v. Russell P. BartlettNo. 17-1174	Roberts, C.J.	no one	Reversed and remanded
May 20, 2019	Dissenting	Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, nka Old Cold LLCNo. 17-1657	Kagan	no one	Reversed and remanded
May 13, 2019	Dissenting	Apple Inc. v. Robert Pepper, et al.No. 17-204	Kavanaugh	Roberts, Thomas, Alito	Affirmed
Apr 1, 2019	Dissenting	Michael J. Biestek v. Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social SecurityNo. 17-1184	Kagan	Ginsburg	Affirmed
Apr 1, 2019	Court	Russell Bucklew v. Anne L. Precythe, Director, Missouri Department of Corrections, et al.No. 17-8151	this opinion	Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh	Affirmed
Mar 19, 2019	Conc. in judgment	Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.No. 16-1498	Breyer	Ginsburg	Affirmed
Mar 19, 2019	Dissenting	Air and Liquid Systems Corp., et al. v. Roberta G. DeVries, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of John B. DeVries, Deceased, et al.No. 17-1104	Kavanaugh	Thomas, Alito	Affirmed
Mar 4, 2019	Dissenting	BNSF Railway Company v. Michael D. LoosNo. 17-1042	Ginsburg	Thomas	Reversed and remanded
Feb 20, 2019	Concurring	Tyson Timbs v. IndianaNo. 17-1091	Ginsburg	no one	Vacated and remanded
Feb 20, 2019	Court	James Dawson, et ux. v. Dale W. Steager, West Virginia State Tax CommissionerNo. 17-419	this opinion	the full Court	Reversed and remanded
Jan 15, 2019	Court	New Prime Inc. v. Dominic OliveiraNo. 17-340	this opinion	the full Court	Affirmed

Kavanaugh 14 writings

Decided	Writing	Case	Opinion of the Court by	Joined by	Result
Jun 26, 2019	Conc. in judgment	James L. Kisor v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans AffairsNo. 18-15	Kagan	Alito	Vacated and remanded
Jun 24, 2019	Dissenting	United States v. Maurice Lamont Davis and Andre Levon GloverNo. 18-431	Gorsuch	Thomas, Alito, Roberts (in part)	Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded
Jun 21, 2019	Court	Curtis Giovanni Flowers v. MississippiNo. 17-9572	this opinion	Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan	Reversed and remanded
Jun 20, 2019	Conc. in judgment	PDR Network, LLC, et al. v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic, Inc.No. 17-1705	Breyer	Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch	Vacated and remanded
Jun 20, 2019	Concurring	The American Legion, et al. v. American Humanist Association, et al.No. 17-1717	Alito	no one	Reversed and remanded
Jun 17, 2019	Court	Manhattan Community Access Corporation, et al. v. DeeDee Halleck, et al.No. 17-1702	this opinion	Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch	Reversed in part and remanded
Jun 10, 2019	Court	Jamar Alonzo Quarles v. United StatesNo. 17-778	this opinion	the full Court	Affirmed
May 13, 2019	Court	Apple Inc. v. Robert Pepper, et al.No. 17-204	this opinion	Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan	Affirmed
Apr 1, 2019	Concurring	Russell Bucklew v. Anne L. Precythe, Director, Missouri Department of Corrections, et al.No. 17-8151	Gorsuch	no one	Affirmed
Mar 19, 2019	Concurring	Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. v. Mony Preap, et al.No. 16-1363	Alito	no one	Reversed and remanded
Mar 19, 2019	Dissenting	Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.No. 16-1498	Breyer	Thomas	Affirmed
Mar 19, 2019	Court	Air and Liquid Systems Corp., et al. v. Roberta G. DeVries, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of John B. DeVries, Deceased, et al.No. 17-1104	this opinion	Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan	Affirmed
Mar 4, 2019	Court	Rimini Street, Inc., et al. v. Oracle USA, Inc., et al.No. 17-1625	this opinion	the full Court	Reversed in part and remanded
Jan 8, 2019	Court	Henry Schein, Inc., et al. v. Archer and White Sales, Inc.No. 17-1272	this opinion	the full Court	Vacated and remanded

How these are counted

A decision is one written opinion of the Court in an argued case. Consolidated dockets argued together count once.

A mixed writing counts once, under its lead label, and is marked partial. A concurrence in part and dissent in part is never two writings.

A plurality credits its author with the lead opinion; there is no opinion of the Court to have joined in full.

Partial joins (“joined as to Part II–B”) count as agreement on the judgment but not on the full opinion.

Denominators are per pair: only decisions both Justices took part in, and in which neither was on both sides.

Merits only. Argued cases on the Granted & Noted List. Dissents from denial and emergency-docket writings are not counted here.

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