2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan

The 2012 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2012, and concluded October 6, 2013. This was the third term of Associate Justice Elena Kagan's tenure on the Court.
Elena Kagan 2012 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
2
Concurrence
0
Other
3
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 13
Bench opinions = 13 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 5 Most joined by: Ginsburg, Breyer (11) Least joined by: Thomas (5)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
101



Kloeckner v. Solis 568 U.S. 41, 43–56 (2012)

 Civil Service Reform Act Unanimous
102



Florida v. Harris 568 U.S. 237, 240–50 (2012)

 Fourth Amendment  • detection dogs establishing probable cause Unanimous
103



Chaidez v. United States 568 U.S. 342, 344–58 (2012)

 ineffective assistance of counsel  • retroactivity of new rules of criminal procedure Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito
Thomas
Sotomayor
204



Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 568 U.S. 519, 554–57 (2013)

 copyright law  • first-sale doctrine  • domestic sale of foreign-published works Alito
Breyer
Ginsburg
205



Florida v. Jardines 569 U.S. 1, 12–16 (2013)

 Fourth Amendment  • detection dogs  • curtilage Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Scalia
Alito
406



Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk 569 U.S. 66, 79–87 (2013)

 Fair Labor Standards Act  • collective action  • offer of judgment  • mootness Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
Thomas
107



US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen 569 U.S. 88, 91–106 (2013)

 Employee Retirement Income Security Act  • health plan reimbursement from recovery from third parties  • unjust enrichment  • double-recovery rule  • common-fund doctrine Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
Scalia
108



Bowman v. Monsanto Co. 569 U.S. 278, 280–89 (2013)

 patent exhaustion  • genetically modified crops Unanimous
109



Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter 569 U.S. 564, 565–73 (2013)

 Federal Arbitration Act  • class arbitration Unanimous
Alito
110



American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Los Angeles 569 U.S. 641, 644–55 (2013)

 Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 Unanimous
Thomas
411



American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant 570 U.S. 228, 240-53 (2013)

 Federal Arbitration Act  • Sherman Antitrust Act  • class action Ginsburg, Breyer
Scalia
Thomas
112



Descamps v. United States 570 U.S. 254, 257-78 (2013)

 Armed Career Criminal Act Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
Kennedy
Thomas
Alito
413



Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management Dist. 570 U.S. 595, 619-36 (2013)

 Fifth Amendment  • Takings Clause  • unconstitutional conditions doctrine Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
Alito

References

  • "2012 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  • "2012 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  • "2012 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2013.