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, 2014December 9, 2014
6 Warger v. Shauers, 574 U.S. ___October 8, 2014December 9, 2014
7 Heien v. North Carolina, 574 U.S. ___October 6, 2014December 15, 2014
8 Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens, 574 U.S. ___October 7, 2014December 15, 2014
1
1
1*2
1
9 Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 574 U.S. ___November 4, 2014January 13, 2015
10 Whitfield v. United States, 574 U.S. ___December 2, 2014January 13, 2015
11 Jennings v. Stephens, 574 U.S. ___October 15, 2014January 14, 2015
12 T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell, 574 U.S. ___November 10, 2014January 14, 2015
1
1*2
1
13 Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., 574 U.S. ___October 15, 2014January 20, 2015
14 Holt v. Hobbs, 574 U.S. ___October 7, 2014January 20, 2015
1
12
15 Christeson v. Roper, 574 U.S. ___January 20, 2015
16 Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean, 574 U.S. ___November 4, 2014January 21, 2015
17 Gelboim v. Bank of America Corp., 574 U.S. ___December 9, 2014January 21, 2015
18 Hana Financial, Inc. v. Hana Bank, 574 U.S. ___December 3, 2014January 21, 2015
19 M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett, 574 U.S. ___November 10, 2014January 26, 2015
20 Kansas v. Nebraska, 574 U.S. ___October 14, 2014February 24, 2015
*13*
23
3
3
21 North Carolina Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC, 574 U.S. ___October 14, 2014February 25, 2015
22 Yates v. United States, 574 U.S. ___November 5, 2014February 25, 2015
*
23 Direct Marketing Assn. v. Brohl, 575 U.S. ___December 8, 2014March 3, 2015
1
2
2
2*
24 Alabama Dept. of Revenue v. CSX Transp., Inc., 575 U.S. ___December 9, 2014March 4, 2015
25 Dept. of Transportation v. Assoc. of American Railroads, 575 U.S. ___December 8, 2014March 9, 2015
1
2
26 Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn., 575 U.S. ___December 1, 2014March 9, 2015
1
2
*3
27 B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc., 575 U.S. ___December 2, 2014March 24, 2015
28 Omnicare v. Laborers Dist. Council Const. Ind. Pension Fund, 575 U.S. ___November 3, 2014March 24, 2015
1
2
29 Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc., 575 U.S. ___December 3, 2014March 25, 2015
1
12
1
30 Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama, 575 U.S. ___November 12, 2014March 25, 2015
1
1
12
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, 2015March 31, 2015
*
*
34 Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. ___January 21, 2015April 21, 2015
12*
2
23
35 Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc., 575 U.S. ___January 12, 2015April 21, 2015
*
36 United States v. Kwai Fun Wong, 575 U.S. ___December 10, 2014April 22, 2015
37 Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar, 575 U.S. ___January 20, 2015April 29, 2015
*
1
2
1
*1
1*2
3
38 Mach Mining, LLC v. EEOC, 575 U.S. ___January 13, 2015April 29, 2015
39 Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank, 575 U.S. ___April 1, 2015May 4, 2015
40 Harris v. Viegelahn, 575 U.S. ___April 1, 2015May 18, 2015
41 Tibble v. Edison Int'l, 575 U.S. ___February 24, 2015May 18, 2015
42 Coleman v. Tollefson, 575 U.S. ___February 23, 2015May 18, 2015
43 Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne, 575 U.S. ___November 12, 2014May 18, 2015
12*3
1*2
3
3
44 City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan, 575 U.S. ___March 23, 2015May 18, 2015
*
45 Henderson v. United States, 575 U.S. ___February 24, 2015May 18, 2015
46 Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc., 575 U.S. ___March 31, 2015May 26, 2015
*
47 Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter, 575 U.S. ___January 13, 2015May 26, 2015
48 Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif, 575 U.S. ___January 14, 2015May 26, 2015
1
1
1*2
*
49 Elonis v. United States, 575 U.S. ___December 1, 2014June 1, 2015
50 EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., 575 U.S. ___February 25, 2015June 1, 2015
51 Bank of America, N. A. v. Caulkett, 575 U.S. ___March 24, 2015June 1, 2015
*
*
*
52 Mellouli v. Lynch, 575 U.S. ___January 14, 2015June 1, 2015
53 Taylor v. Barkes, 575 U.S. ___June 1, 2015
54 Zivotofsky v. Kerry, 576 U.S. ___November 3, 2014June 8, 2015
12
2
12
55 Kerry v. Din, 576 U.S. ___February 23, 2015June 15, 2015
*
56 Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC, 576 U.S. ___February 25, 2015June 15, 2015
*
57 Reyes Mata v. Lynch, 576 U.S. ___April 29, 2015June 15, 2015
58 Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 576 U.S. ___January 12, 2015June 18, 2015
2
3
13
2
2
3
59 McFadden v. United States, 576 U.S. ___April 21, 2015June 18, 2015
60 Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc., 576 U.S. ___March 23, 2015June 18, 2015
61 Ohio v. Clark, 576 U.S. ___March 2, 2015June 18, 2015
1
2
1
62 Davis v. Ayala, 576 U.S. ___March 3, 2015June 18, 2015
1
2
63 Brumfield v. Cain, 576 U.S. ___March 30, 2015June 18, 2015
1*2
1*
1
1*2
64 Horne v. Department of Agriculture, 576 U.S. ___April 22, 2015June 22, 2015
**
*
**
65 Kingsley v. Hendrickson, 576 U.S. ___April 27, 2015June 22, 2015
1
1
1
2
66 Los Angeles v. Patel, 576 U.S. ___March 3, 2015June 22, 2015
1
1
12
2
67 Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, 576 U.S. ___March 31, 2015June 22, 2015
68 King v. Burwell, 576 U.S. ___March 4, 2015June 25, 2015
69 Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., 576 U.S. ___January 21, 2015June 25, 2015
2
2
12
2
70 Johnson v. United States,[2] 576 U.S. ___April 20, 2015June 26, 2015
1
2
71 Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___April 28, 2015June 26, 2015
1
1234
1234
4
72 Michigan v. EPA, 576 U.S. ___March 25, 2015June 29, 2015
73 Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n, 576 U.S. ___March 2, 2015June 29, 2015
1
123
123
1
74 Glossip v. Gross, 576 U.S. ___April 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

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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