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] This term was considered the most Liberal term since The Warren Court in the late 1960s[2]

Table key

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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 voted without filing or joining an opinion.

2014 term opinions

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# Case name and citation Argued Decided Roberts Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan
1 Lopez v. Smith, 574 U.S. 1October 6, 2014
2 Johnson v. City of Shelby, 574 U.S. 10November 10, 2014
3 Carroll v. Carman, 574 U.S. 13November 10, 2014
4 Glebe v. Frost, 574 U.S. 21November 17, 2014
5 Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk, 574 U.S. 27October 8, 2014December 9, 2014
6 Warger v. Shauers, 574 U.S. 40October 8, 2014December 9, 2014
7 Heien v. North Carolina, 574 U.S. 54October 6, 2014December 15, 2014
8 Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens, 574 U.S. 81October 7, 2014December 15, 2014
1
1
1*2
1
9 Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 574 U.S. 259November 4, 2014January 13, 2015
10 Whitfield v. United States, 574 U.S. 265December 2, 2014January 13, 2015
11 Jennings v. Stephens, 574 U.S. 271October 15, 2014January 14, 2015
12 T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell, 574 U.S. 293November 10, 2014January 14, 2015
1
1*2
1
13 Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., 574 U.S. 318October 15, 2014January 20, 2015
14 Holt v. Hobbs, 574 U.S. 352October 7, 2014January 20, 2015
1
12
15 Christeson v. Roper, 574 U.S. 373January 20, 2015
16 Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean, 574 U.S. 383November 4, 2014January 21, 2015
17 Gelboim v. Bank of America Corp., 574 U.S. 405December 9, 2014January 21, 2015
18 Hana Financial, Inc. v. Hana Bank, 574 U.S. 418December 3, 2014January 21, 2015
19 M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett, 574 U.S. 427November 10, 2014January 26, 2015
20 Kansas v. Nebraska, 574 U.S. 445October 14, 2014February 24, 2015
*13*
23
3
3
21 North Carolina Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC, 574 U.S. 494October 14, 2014February 25, 2015
22 Yates v. United States, 574 U.S. 528November 5, 2014February 25, 2015
*
23 Direct Marketing Assn. v. Brohl, 575 U.S. 1December 8, 2014March 3, 2015
1
2
2
2*
24 Alabama Dept. of Revenue v. CSX Transp., Inc., 575 U.S. 21December 9, 2014March 4, 2015
25 Dept. of Transportation v. Assoc. of American Railroads, 575 U.S. 43December 8, 2014March 9, 2015
1
2
26 Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn., 575 U.S. 92December 1, 2014March 9, 2015
1
2
*3
27 B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc., 575 U.S. 138December 2, 2014March 24, 2015
28 Omnicare v. Laborers Dist. Council Const. Ind. Pension Fund, 575 U.S. 175November 3, 2014March 24, 2015
1
2
29 Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc., 575 U.S. 206December 3, 2014March 25, 2015
1
12
1
30 Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama, 575 U.S. 254November 12, 2014March 25, 2015
1
1
12
1
31 Grady v. North Carolina, 575 U.S. 306March 30, 2015
32 Woods v. Donald, 575 U.S. 312March 30, 2015
33 Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc., 575 U.S. 320January 20, 2015March 31, 2015
*
*
34 Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. 348January 21, 2015April 21, 2015
12*
2
23
35 Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc., 575 U.S. 373January 12, 2015April 21, 2015
*
36 United States v. Kwai Fun Wong, 575 U.S. 402December 10, 2014April 22, 2015
37 Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar, 575 U.S. 433January 20, 2015April 29, 2015
*
1
2
1
*1
1*2
3
38 Mach Mining, LLC v. EEOC, 575 U.S. 480January 13, 2015April 29, 2015
39 Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank, 575 U.S. 496April 1, 2015May 4, 2015
40 Harris v. Viegelahn, 575 U.S. 510April 1, 2015May 18, 2015
41 Tibble v. Edison Int'l, 575 U.S. 523February 24, 2015May 18, 2015
42 Coleman v. Tollefson, 575 U.S. 532February 23, 2015May 18, 2015
43 Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne, 575 U.S. 542November 12, 2014May 18, 2015
12*3
1*2
3
3
44 City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan, 575 U.S. 600March 23, 2015May 18, 2015
45 Henderson v. United States, 575 U.S. 622February 24, 2015May 18, 2015
46 Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc., 575 U.S. 632March 31, 2015May 26, 2015
*
47 Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter, 575 U.S. 650January 13, 2015May 26, 2015
48 Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif, 575 U.S. 665January 14, 2015May 26, 2015
1
1
1*2
*
49 Elonis v. United States, 575 U.S. 723December 1, 2014June 1, 2015
50 EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., 575 U.S. 768February 25, 2015June 1, 2015
51 Bank of America, N. A. v. Caulkett, 575 U.S. 790March 24, 2015June 1, 2015
*
*
*
52 Mellouli v. Lynch, 575 U.S. 798January 14, 2015June 1, 2015
53 Taylor v. Barkes, 575 U.S. 822June 1, 2015
54 Zivotofsky v. Kerry, 576 U.S. 1November 3, 2014June 8, 2015
12
2
12
55 Kerry v. Din, 576 U.S. 86February 23, 2015June 15, 2015
*
56 Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC, 576 U.S. 121February 25, 2015June 15, 2015
*
57 Reyes Mata v. Lynch, 576 U.S. 143April 29, 2015June 15, 2015
58 Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 576 U.S. 155January 12, 2015June 18, 2015
2
3
13
2
2
3
59 McFadden v. United States, 576 U.S. 186April 21, 2015June 18, 2015
60 Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc., 576 U.S. 200March 23, 2015June 18, 2015
61 Ohio v. Clark, 576 U.S. 237March 2, 2015June 18, 2015
1
2
1
62 Davis v. Ayala, 576 U.S. 257March 3, 2015June 18, 2015
1
2
63 Brumfield v. Cain, 576 U.S. 305March 30, 2015June 18, 2015
1*2
1*
1
1*2
64 Horne v. Department of Agriculture, 576 U.S. 350April 22, 2015June 22, 2015
*
*
*
65 Kingsley v. Hendrickson, 576 U.S. 389April 27, 2015June 22, 2015
1
1
1
2
66 Los Angeles v. Patel, 576 U.S. 409March 3, 2015June 22, 2015
1
1
12
2
67 Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, 576 U.S. 446March 31, 2015June 22, 2015
68 King v. Burwell, 576 U.S. 473March 4, 2015June 25, 2015
69 Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., 576 U.S. 519January 21, 2015June 25, 2015
2
2
12
2
70 Johnson v. United States,[3] 576 U.S. 591April 20, 2015June 26, 2015
1
2
71 Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644April 28, 2015June 26, 2015
1
1234
1234
4
72 Michigan v. EPA, 576 U.S. 743March 25, 2015June 29, 2015
73 Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n, 576 U.S. 787March 2, 2015June 29, 2015
1
123
123
1
74 Glossip v. Gross, 576 U.S. 863April 29, 2015June 29, 2015
12
12
12
12
2
2
# Case name and citation Argued Decided Roberts Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan

2014 term membership and statistics

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This was the tenth term of Chief Justice Roberts's tenure and the fifth and last full term with the same membership.

Justice Appointment history Agreement with judgment Opinions filed
Seniority Name President Date confirmed % # Total
Chief Justice John Roberts George W. Bush September 29, 2005 78.4% 58/74 7 1 1 5 14
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia Ronald Reagan September 26, 1986 68.9% 51/74 9 4 2 13 28
Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy Ronald Reagan February 18, 1988 87.8% 65/74 6 4 0 3 13
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas George H. W. Bush October 23, 1991 59.5% 44/74 7 10 3 17 37
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bill Clinton August 10, 1993 86.5% 64/74 7 5 0 1 13
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer Bill Clinton August 3, 1994 91.7% 66/72 8 4 1 3 16
Associate Justice Samuel Alito George W. Bush January 31, 2006 70.3% 52/74 8 8 1 13 30
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Barack Obama August 6, 2009 89.2% 66/74 7 3 0 6 16
Associate Justice Elena Kagan Barack Obama August 7, 2010 85.1% 63/74 7 2 0 2 11
Totals
66 41 8 63 178


Notes

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  1. ^ Two decrees in original jurisdiction cases have been omitted from this table: United States v. California, 574 U.S. 105 (2014); and Kansas v. Nebraska, 575 U.S. 134 (2015).
  2. ^ Liptak, Adam (June 30, 2015). "Right Divided, a Disciplined Left Steered the Supreme Court". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. 591 (2015), was originally argued November 5, 2014 and reargued April 20, 2015.

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