2014 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

The 2014 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2014 and concluded October 4, 2015. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion.[1]

Table key


 Delivered the Court's opinion

Joined the Court's opinion

Filed a concurrence

Joined a concurrence

 Filed a dissent

Joined a dissent

Filed a concurrence/dissent

Joined a concurrence/dissent

 Did not participate in the decision
  • Decisions that do not note an argument date were decided without oral argument. Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's opinion are per curiam.
  • Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices frequently join multiple opinions in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly.
  • An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality. An asterisk in a joining vote denotes that the justice joined it only in part.
  • A dash ( - ) denotes that the Justice concurred or dissented without filing a separate opinion.

2014 term opinions

# Case name and citation Argued Decided Roberts Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan
1

 Lopez v. Smith, 574 U.S. ___ October 6, 2014
2

 Johnson v. City of Shelby, 574 U.S. ___ November 10, 2014
3

 Carroll v. Carman, 574 U.S. ___ November 10, 2014
4

 Glebe v. Frost, 574 U.S. ___ November 17, 2014
5

 Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk, 574 U.S. ___ October 8, 2014 December 9, 2014

6

 Warger v. Shauers, 574 U.S. ___ October 8, 2014 December 9, 2014
7

 Heien v. North Carolina, 574 U.S. ___ October 6, 2014 December 15, 2014

8

 Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens, 574 U.S. ___ October 7, 2014 December 15, 2014 1 1
1* 2

 1
9

 Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 574 U.S. ___ November 4, 2014 January 13, 2015
10

 Whitfield v. United States, 574 U.S. ___ December 2, 2014 January 13, 2015
11

 Jennings v. Stephens, 574 U.S. ___ October 15, 2014 January 14, 2015
12

 T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell, 574 U.S. ___ November 10, 2014 January 14, 2015 1
1* 2

 1

13

 Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., 574 U.S. ___ October 15, 2014 January 20, 2015
14

 Holt v. Hobbs, 574 U.S. ___ October 7, 2014 January 20, 2015
1
1 2
15

 Christeson v. Roper, 574 U.S. ___ January 20, 2015
16

 Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean, 574 U.S. ___ November 4, 2014 January 21, 2015
17

 Gelboim v. Bank of America Corp., 574 U.S. ___ December 9, 2014 January 21, 2015
18

 Hana Financial, Inc. v. Hana Bank, 574 U.S. ___ December 3, 2014 January 21, 2015
19

 M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett, 574 U.S. ___ November 10, 2014 January 26, 2015

20

 Kansas v. Nebraska, 574 U.S. ___ October 14, 2014 February 24, 2015
* 1 3*
2 3

 3 3
21

 North Carolina Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC, 574 U.S. ___ October 14, 2014 February 25, 2015
22

 Yates v. United States, 574 U.S. ___ November 5, 2014 February 25, 2015 *
23

 Direct Marketing Assn. v. Brohl, 575 U.S. ___ December 8, 2014 March 3, 2015
1
2
2
2*
24

 Alabama Dept. of Revenue v. CSX Transp., Inc., 575 U.S. ___ December 9, 2014 March 4, 2015
25

 Dept. of Transportation v. Assoc. of American Railroads, 575 U.S. ___ December 8, 2014 March 9, 2015 1
2
26

 Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn., 575 U.S. ___ December 1, 2014 March 9, 2015 1 2
* 3
27

 B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc., 575 U.S. ___ December 2, 2014 March 24, 2015

28

 Omnicare v. Laborers Dist. Council Const. Ind. Pension Fund, 575 U.S. ___ November 3, 2014 March 24, 2015 1 2
29

 Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc., 575 U.S. ___ December 3, 2014 March 25, 2015 1
1 2

 1
30

 Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama, 575 U.S. ___ November 12, 2014 March 25, 2015 1 1
1 2

 1
31

 Grady v. North Carolina, 575 U.S. ___ March 30, 2015
32

 Woods v. Donald, 575 U.S. ___ March 30, 2015
33

 Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc., 575 U.S. ___ January 20, 2015 March 31, 2015 *
*

34

 Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. ___ January 21, 2015 April 21, 2015
1 2*

 2
2 3
35

 Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc., 575 U.S. ___ January 12, 2015 April 21, 2015
*

36

 United States v. Kwai Fun Wong, 575 U.S. ___ December 10, 2014 April 22, 2015
37

 Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar, 575 U.S. ___ January 20, 2015 April 29, 2015 * 1 2 1
* 1
1* 2
 3
38

 Mach Mining, LLC v. EEOC, 575 U.S. ___ January 13, 2015 April 29, 2015
39

 Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank, 575 U.S. ___ April 1, 2015 May 4, 2015
40

 Harris v. Viegelahn, 575 U.S. ___ April 1, 2015 May 18, 2015
41

 Tibble v. Edison Int'l, 575 U.S. ___ February 24, 2015 May 18, 2015
42

 Coleman v. Tollefson, 575 U.S. ___ February 23, 2015 May 18, 2015
43

 Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne, 575 U.S. ___ November 12, 2014 May 18, 2015
1 2* 3
1* 2

 3 3
44

 City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan, 575 U.S. ___ March 23, 2015 May 18, 2015
45

 Henderson v. United States, 575 U.S. ___ February 24, 2015 May 18, 2015
46

 Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc., 575 U.S. ___ March 31, 2015 May 26, 2015 *
47

 Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter, 575 U.S. ___ January 13, 2015 May 26, 2015
48

 Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif, 575 U.S. ___ January 14, 2015 May 26, 2015 1 1
1* 2
*

49

 Elonis v. United States, 575 U.S. ___ December 1, 2014 June 1, 2015
50

 EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., 575 U.S. ___ February 25, 2015 June 1, 2015
51

 Bank of America, N. A. v. Caulkett, 575 U.S. ___ March 24, 2015 June 1, 2015 * * *
52

 Mellouli v. Lynch, 575 U.S. ___ January 14, 2015 June 1, 2015
53

 Taylor v. Barkes, 575 U.S. ___ June 1, 2015
54

 Zivotofsky v. Kerry, 576 U.S. ___ November 3, 2014 June 8, 2015
1 2

 2

1 2
55

 Kerry v. Din, 576 U.S. ___ February 23, 2015 June 15, 2015 *
56

 Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC, 576 U.S. ___ February 25, 2015 June 15, 2015
*

57

 Reyes Mata v. Lynch, 576 U.S. ___ April 29, 2015 June 15, 2015
58

 Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 576 U.S. ___ January 12, 2015 June 18, 2015
2

 3
1 3
2
2

 3
59

 McFadden v. United States, 576 U.S. ___ April 21, 2015 June 18, 2015
60

 Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc., 576 U.S. ___ March 23, 2015 June 18, 2015
61

 Ohio v. Clark, 576 U.S. ___ March 2, 2015 June 18, 2015 1 2 1
62

 Davis v. Ayala, 576 U.S. ___ March 3, 2015 June 18, 2015
1
2
63

 Brumfield v. Cain, 576 U.S. ___ March 30, 2015 June 18, 2015
1* 2

 1* 1
1* 2
64

 Horne v. Department of Agriculture, 576 U.S. ___ April 22, 2015 June 22, 2015

*

*

*

65

 Kingsley v. Hendrickson, 576 U.S. ___ April 27, 2015 June 22, 2015 1 1 1 2
66

 Los Angeles v. Patel, 576 U.S. ___ March 3, 2015 June 22, 2015 1 1
1 2

 2
67

 Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, 576 U.S. ___ March 31, 2015 June 22, 2015
68

 King v. Burwell, 576 U.S. ___ March 4, 2015 June 25, 2015
69

 Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., 576 U.S. ___ January 21, 2015 June 25, 2015 2 2
1 2

 2
70

 Johnson v. United States,[2] 576 U.S. ___ April 20, 2015 June 26, 2015 1 2
71

 Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ April 28, 2015 June 26, 2015 1
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
 4
72

 Michigan v. EPA, 576 U.S. ___ March 25, 2015 June 29, 2015

73

 Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n, 576 U.S. ___ March 2, 2015 June 29, 2015 1
1 2 3
1 2 3
 1
74

 Glossip v. Gross, 576 U.S. ___ April 29, 2015 June 29, 2015
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2

 2 2
# Case name and citation Argued Decided Roberts Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan

2014 term membership and statistics

This is the tenth term of Chief Justice Roberts's tenure and the fifth term with the current membership.

Justice Appointment history Agreement with judgment Opinions filed
Seniority Name President Date confirmed % # Total
Chief Justice Roberts, JohnJohn Roberts Bush, George W.George W. Bush September 29, 2005 78.4% 58/74 7 1 1 5 14
Associate Justice Scalia, AntoninAntonin Scalia Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan September 26, 1986 68.9% 51/74 9 4 2 13 28
Associate Justice Kennedy, AnthonyAnthony Kennedy Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan February 18, 1988 87.8% 65/74 6 4 0 3 13
Associate Justice Thomas, ClarenceClarence Thomas Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush October 23, 1991 59.5% 44/74 7 10 3 17 37
Associate Justice Ginsburg, Ruth BaderRuth Bader Ginsburg Clinton, BillBill Clinton August 10, 1993 86.5% 64/74 7 5 0 1 13
Associate Justice Breyer, StephenStephen Breyer Clinton, BillBill Clinton August 3, 1994 91.7% 66/72 8 4 1 3 16
Associate Justice Alito, SamuelSamuel Alito Bush, George W.George W. Bush January 31, 2006 70.3% 52/74 8 8 1 13 30
Associate Justice Sotomayor, SoniaSonia Sotomayor Obama, BarackBarack Obama August 6, 2009 89.2% 66/74 7 3 0 6 16
Associate Justice Kagan, ElenaElena Kagan Obama, BarackBarack Obama August 7, 2010 85.1% 63/74 7 2 0 2 11

Notes on statistics:

  • Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included.
  • Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point.

Totals
66 41 8 63 178

Notes

  1. ↑ Two decrees in original jurisdiction cases have been omitted from this table: United States v. California, 574 U.S. ___ (2014) and Kansas v. Nebraska, 575 U.S. ___ (2015).
  2. ↑ Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. ___ (2015) was originally argued on November 5, 2014 and was reargued on April 20, 2015.

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