The 2015 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2015, and concluded October 2, 2016. This was the sixth term of Associate Justice Elena Kagan 's tenure on the Court.
Elena Kagan 2015 term statistics
Majority or Plurality
Concurrence
Other
Dissent
Concurrence/dissent
Total =
12
Bench opinions = 12
Opinions relating to orders = 0
In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1
Most joined by: Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg (8)
Least joined by: Scalia (0)[1]
Type
Case
Citation
Issues
Joined by
Other opinions
101
FERC v. Electric Power Supply Assn.
577 U.S. 260 (2016)
Federal Power Act • regulation of electricity market • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order No. 745
Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
402
Lockhart v. United States
577 U.S. 362 (2016)
federal child pornography laws • scope of sentence enhancement for prior convictions
Breyer
403
Luis v. United States
578 U.S. 51 (2016)
pretrial asset freezing • Sixth Amendment • right to counsel of one's choice
104
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Manning
578 U.S. 374 (2016)
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 • removal jurisdiction • federal question jurisdiction
Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito
105
Luna Torres v. Lynch
578 U.S. 452 (2016)
immigration law • removal for state conviction of aggravated felony
Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito
206
Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co.
578 U.S. 603 (2016)
Clean Water Act • United States Army Corps of Engineers jurisdictional determination • Administrative Procedure Act reviewability
107
Ross v. Blake
578 U.S. 632 (2016)
Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 • exhaustion of remedies
Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor
108
Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle
579 U.S. 59 (2016)
Double Jeopardy Clause • sovereignty of Puerto Rico
Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito
109
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
579 U.S. 197 (2016)
copyright law • award of attorney's fees
Unanimous[2]
410
Utah v. Strieff
579 U.S. 255 (2016)
Fourth Amendment • exclusionary rule • attenuation doctrine
Ginsburg
111
Mathis v. United States
579 U.S. 500 (2016)
Armed Career Criminal Act • sentence enhancement for prior convictions
Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Sotomayor
112
Voisine v. United States
579 U.S. 686 (2016)
federal criminal law • prohibition on firearm ownership for misdemeanor domestic violence conviction
Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito
Notes
^ All but one of Kagan's opinions were issued after Justice Scalia's death. Of the justices who participated the entire term, Thomas joined the fewest of Kagan's opinions, with two.
^ 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
Judicial opinions of Elena Kagan
Supreme Court of the United States 2015 term
(October 5, 2015 – October 2, 2016)
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