2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito

The 2015 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2015 and will conclude October 2, 2016. This is the eleventh term of Associate Justice Samuel Alito's tenure on the Court.
Samuel Alito 2015 term statistics (in progress) 3 Majority or Plurality 4 Concurrence 0 Other 4 Dissent 0 Concurrence/dissent Total = 11 Bench opinions = 9 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 0 Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: - Least joined by: -

Type	Case	Citation	Issues	Joined by	Other opinions
	Hurst v. Florida	577 U.S. ___ (2016)	death penalty  • Sixth Amendment  • right to a jury trial  • judicial factfinding of aggravating circumstances after jury advisory recommendation		Sotomayor Breyer
	Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez	577 U.S. ___ (2016)	Article III  • Case or Controversy Clause  • effect of unaccepted settlement offer or offer of judgment on mootness  • Telephone Consumer Protection Act  • liability of federal contractor		Ginsburg Thomas Roberts
	Menominee Tribe of Wis. v. United States	577 U.S. ___ (2016)	Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act  • Contract Disputes Act of 1978  • equitable tolling of statute of limitations	Unanimous
	Taylor v. Yee	577 U.S. ___ (2016)	notification and length of state law escheat periods  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause	Thomas
Alito concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
	Ben-Levi v. Brown	577 U.S. ___ (2016)	Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000  • First Amendment  • Free Exercise Clause  • prison denial of inmate request for group prayer
Alito dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
	Wearry v. Cain	577 U.S. ___ (2016)	Due Process Clause  • obligation of prosecution to turn over exculpatory evidence	Thomas	per curiam
	Caetano v. Massachusetts	577 U.S. ___ (2016)	Second Amendment  • prohibition on stun gun ownership	Thomas	per curiam
	Evenwel v. Abbott	578 U.S. ___ (2016)	legislative redistricting based on total state population  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause  • one person, one vote doctrine	Thomas (in part)	Ginsburg Thomas
	Nichols v. United States	578 U.S. ___ (2016)	Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act  • change of residence registration requirements	Unanimous[1]
	Molina-Martinez v. United States	578 U.S. ___ (2016)	Federal Sentencing Guidelines  • sentencing based on incorrect range	Thomas	Kennedy
	Ocasio v. United States	578 U.S. ___ (2016)	Hobbs Act  • criminal	Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan	Breyer Thomas Sotomayor

Notes

1. This opinion was handed down after the death of Justice Scalia, and so was unanimous as to the eight justices remaining on the Court.

References

• 2015 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved May 2, 2016.
• 2015 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved May 2, 2016.
• 2015 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved May 2, 2016.