2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The 2012 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2012 and concluded October 6, 2013. This was the twentieth term of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's tenure on the Court.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2012 term statistics
9
Majority or Plurality
1
Concurrence
0
Other
7
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 17
Bench opinions = 17 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Sotomayor (14) Least joined by: Thomas (6)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
1-01



Arkansas Game and Fish Comm’n v. United States  [full text] 568 U.S. ___ (2012)

Takings Clause   flood control Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor
Ginsburg's opinion for the Court held that government-induced, temporary flooding was not categorically excluded from liability under the Takings Clause.
1-02



Los Angeles County Flood Control Dist. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

Clean Water Act Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
1-03



Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

low income patient adjustment to health care provider Medicare reimbursement   Provider Reimbursement Review Board   statute of limitations for appealing administrative decision   equitable tolling Unanimous
Sotomayor
2-04



Chafin v. Chafin 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

International Child Abduction Remedies Act   Article III   Case or Controversy Clause   mootness Scalia, Breyer
Roberts
1-05



Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

securities fraud   Securities Exchange Act of 1934 §10(b)   SEC Rule 10b-5   fraud-on-the-market theory   materiality   class certification Roberts, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
Scalia
Thomas
1-06



Levin v. United States 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

Federal Tort Claims Act   Gonzalez Act   Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act   medical battery Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan; Scalia (in part)
4-06



Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

copyright law   first-sale doctrine   domestic sale of foreign-published works Kennedy; Scalia (in part)
Breyer
Kagan
4-07



Comcast Corp. v. Behrend 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

antitrust law   class action certification Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
Ginsburg coauthored a dissent with Justice Breyer.
1-08



Dan's City Used Cars, Inc. v. Pelkey 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994   federal preemption   state regulation of car towing Unanimous
1-09



Metrish v. Lancaster 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996   due process   retroactive abolition of affirmative defense Unanimous
1-10



McQuiggin v. Perkins 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996   actual innocence   miscarriage of justice Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
1-11



United States v. Davilos 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 11   vacatur of guilty pleas   prejudicial error Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
4-12



Maracich v. Spears 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

Freedom of Information Act   Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994   attorney solicitation of clients Scalia, Sotomayor, Kagan
Kennedy
4-13



Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

affirmative action   race as factor in college admissions   Fourteenth Amendment   Equal Protection Clause
Kennedy
Scalia
Thomas
4-14



University of Tex. Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

Title VII   employer retaliation   causation Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Kennedy
4-15



Vance v. Ball State Univ. 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

Title VII   vicarious liability of supervisors Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
Thomas
4-16



Shelby County v. Holder 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

Voting Rights Act of 1965   coverage formula   preclearance   Fifteenth Amendment Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Roberts
Thomas

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