2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito

{{SCOTUS-justice-listframe , firstname=Samuel , lastname=Alito , image=File:Justice Alito official.jpg , term=2015 , tenurecount=eleventh , startdate=October 5, 2015 , enddate=October 2, 2016 , majority=7 , concurrence=7 , concurrencedissent=1 , dissent=10 , other=0 , benchcount=19 , relatingtoorders=6 , inchambers=0 , unanimous=2 , mostjoinedby=Thomas (14 in full, 1 in part) , leastjoinedby=Scalia (1)All but three of Alito's opinions were issued after Justice Scalia's death. Of the justices who participated the entire term, Sotomayor joined the fewest of Alito's opinions, with four. , url-courtopinions=https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/15 , url-relatingtoorders=https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/relatingtoorders/15 , url-inchambers=https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/in-chambers/15 , accessdate=June 29, 2016 , notes=yes , opinionstemplate=Samuel Alito opinions , courttemplate=SCOTUSterm2015 , entries= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=01 , case=Hurst v. Florida , type=dissent , volume=577 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues= death penalty {{* Sixth Amendment {{* right to a jury trial {{* judicial factfinding of aggravating circumstances after jury advisory recommendation , joined= , summary= , otheropinion1author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Hurst v. Florida , otheropinion2author=Breyer , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Hurst v. Florida {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=02 , case=Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez , type=dissent , volume=577 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues= Article III {{*

Case or Controversy Clause The Supreme Court of the United States has interpreted the Case or Controversy Clause of Article III of the United States Constitution (found in Art. III, Section 2, Clause 1) as embodying two distinct limitations on exercise of judicial revie ...

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offer of judgment The Offer of Judgment rule is a United States tort reform law aimed at controlling unnecessary litigation and at encouraging settlement. Under this rule, if a settlement offer designated as an offer of judgment is made in civil litigation, the offe ...

mootness The terms moot and mootness are used in both in English and American law, although with different meanings. In the legal system of the United States, a matter is moot if further legal proceedings with regard to it can have no effect, or eve ...

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Telephone Consumer Protection Act The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) was passed by the United States Congress in 1991 and signed into law by President George H. W. Bush as Public Law 102-243. It amended the Communications Act of 1934. The TCPA is codified as ...

{{* liability of federal contractor , joined= , summary= , otheropinion1author=Ginsburg , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez , otheropinion2author=Thomas , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez , otheropinion3author=Roberts , , otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=03 , case=Menominee Tribe of Wis. v. United States , type=majority , volume=577 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues=

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (Public Law 93-638) authorized the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and some other government agencies to enter into contracts with, a ...

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Contract Disputes Act of 1978 The Contract Disputes Act of 1978 ("CDA", , ), which became effective on March 1, 1979, establishes the procedures for handling "claims" relating to United States Federal Government contracts. It is codified, as amended, at . Claims by contractors ...

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equitable tolling Tolling is a legal doctrine that allows for the pausing or delaying of the running of the period of time set forth by a statute of limitations, such that a lawsuit may potentially be filed even after the statute of limitations has run. Although gro ...

statute of limitations A statute of limitations, known in civil law systems as a prescriptive period, is a law passed by a legislative body to set the maximum time after an event within which legal proceedings may be initiated. ("Time for commencing proceedings") In ...

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escheat Escheat is a common law doctrine that transfers the real property of a person who has died without heirs to the crown or state. It serves to ensure that property is not left in "limbo" without recognized ownership. It originally applied to a ...

periods {{* Fourteenth Amendment {{* Due Process Clause , joined=Thomas , summary=Alito concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=05 , case1=Ben-Levi v. Brown , type=dissent , volume=577 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues= Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 {{*

First Amendment First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and reco ...

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Free Exercise Clause The Free Exercise Clause accompanies the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The ''Establishment Clause'' and the ''Free Exercise Clause'' together read: Free exercise is the liberty of persons to re ...

{{* prison denial of inmate request for group prayer , joined= , summary=Alito dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=06 , case=Wearry v. Cain , type=dissent , volume=577 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues= Due Process Clause {{* obligation of prosecution to turn over exculpatory evidence , joined=Thomas , otheropinion1author=''per curiam'' , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States#Wearry v. Cain , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=07 , case=Caetano v. Massachusetts , type=concurrence , volume=577 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues=

Second Amendment The second (symbol: s) is the unit of time in the International System of Units (SI), historically defined as of a day – this factor derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes and finally to 60 seconds each ...

{{* prohibition on stun gun ownership , joined=Thomas , otheropinion1author=''per curiam'' , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2015 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States#Caetano v. Massachusetts , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=08 , case=Evenwel v. Abbott , type=concurrence , volume=578 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues= legislative redistricting based on total state population {{* Fourteenth Amendment {{* Equal Protection Clause {{*

one person, one vote "One man, one vote", or "one person, one vote", expresses the principle that individuals should have equal representation in voting. This slogan is used by advocates of political equality to refer to such electoral reforms as universal suffrage, ...

doctrine , joined=Thomas (in part) , summary= , otheropinion1author=Ginsburg , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Evenwel v. Abbott , otheropinion2author=Thomas , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Evenwel v. Abbott {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=09 , case=Nichols v. United States , type=majority , volume=578 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues= Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act {{* change of residence registration requirements , joined=UnanimousThis opinion was handed down after the death of Justice Scalia, and so was unanimous as to the eight justices remaining on the Court. , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=10 , case=Molina-Martinez v. United States , type=concurrence , volume=578 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues=

Federal Sentencing Guidelines The United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines are rules published by the U.S. Sentencing Commission that set out a uniform policy for sentencing individuals and organizations convicted of felonies and serious (Class A) misdemeanors in the Uni ...

{{* sentencing based on incorrect range , joined=Thomas , summary= , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Molina-Martinez v. United States {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=11 , case=Ocasio v. United States , type=majority , volume=578 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues=

Hobbs Act The Hobbs Act, named after United States Representative Sam Hobbs ( D- AL) and codified at , is a United States federal law enacted in 1946 that provides: Section 1951 also proscribes conspiracy to commit robbery or extortion without refere ...

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conspiracy A conspiracy, also known as a plot, is a secret plan or agreement between persons (called conspirers or conspirators) for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder or treason, especially with political motivation, while keeping their agre ...

, joined=Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan , summary= , otheropinion1author=Breyer , , otheropinion1type=concurrence , , otheropinion1link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Ocasio v. United States , otheropinion2author=Thomas , , otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Ocasio v. United States , otheropinion3author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Ocasio v. United States {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=12 , case=Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins , type=majority , volume=578 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues= Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 {{* Article III {{* injury-in-fact , joined=Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Kagan , summary= , otheropinion1author=Thomas , , otheropinion1type=concurrence , , otheropinion1link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins , otheropinion2author=Ginsburg , , otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=13 , case=Foster v. Chatman , type=concurrence , volume=578 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues= Fourteenth Amendment {{* Equal Protection Clause {{* racial discrimination in juror

peremptory challenge In American and Australian law, the right of peremptory challenge is a right in jury selection for the attorneys to reject a certain number of potential jurors without stating a reason. Other potential jurors may be challenged for cause, i.e. by ...

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adequate and independent state ground The adequate and independent state ground doctrine is a doctrine of United States law governing the power of the U.S. Supreme Court to review judgments entered by state courts. Introduction It is part of the basic framework of the American l ...

, joined= , summary= , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Foster v. Chatman , otheropinion3author=Thomas , , otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Foster v. Chatman {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=14 , case=Green v. Brennan , type=concurrence , volume=578 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues=

Title VII The Civil Rights Act of 1964 () is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requi ...

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, joined= , summary= , otheropinion1author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Green v. Brennan , otheropinion3author=Thomas , , otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Green v. Brennan {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=15 , case1=Adams v. Alabama , type=concurrence , volume=578 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues= Eighth Amendment {{* mandatory life imprisonment of minors {{* retroactivity of new constitutional rules , joined=Thomas , otheropinion1author=Thomas , , otheropinion1type=concurrence , , otheropinion1link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Adams v. Alabama , otheropinion3author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion3type=concurrence , , otheropinion3link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Adams v. Alabama , summary=Alito concurred in the Court's decision to grant certiorari, vacate the lower court's opinion, and remand. {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=16 , case=Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee , type=concurrencedissent , volume=579 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues= Leahy-Smith America Invents Act {{* appealability of decision to conduct

inter partes review An inter partes review (IPR) is a procedure for challenging the validity of a United States patent before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. History The inter partes review procedure was enacted on September 16, 2012 as part of the Ame ...

, joined=Sotomayor , summary= , otheropinion1author=Breyer , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee , otheropinion2author=Thomas , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=17 , case-article=Taylor v. United States (2016) , case-display=Taylor v. United States , type=majority , volume=579 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues=

{{* robbery of drug dealers as satisfaction of commerce requirement , joined=Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan , summary= , otheropinion1author=Thomas , , otheropinion1type=dissent , , otheropinion1link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Taylor v. United States {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=18 , case=RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community , type=majority , volume=579 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues=

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO was en ...

{{* extraterritorial application , joined=Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas; Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan (in part) , summary= , otheropinion2author=Ginsburg , , otheropinion2type=concurrencedissent , , otheropinion2link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community , otheropinion3author=Breyer , , otheropinion3type=concurrencedissent , , otheropinion3link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=19 , case1=Williams v. Louisiana , type=dissent , volume=579 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues= Fourteenth Amendment {{* Equal Protection Clause {{* racial discrimination in juror

s {{* judge-supplied race-neutral reason for challenge , joined=Thomas , summary=Alito dissented from the Court's order to grant, vacate, and remand. , otheropinion1author=Ginsburg , , otheropinion1type=concurrence , , otheropinion1link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Williams v. Louisiana {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=20 , case1=Flowers v. Mississippi , type=dissent , volume=579 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues= Fourteenth Amendment {{* Equal Protection Clause {{* racial discrimination in juror

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GVR order A grant, vacate, remand order (GVR order) is a type of order issued by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court grants a petition for certiorari, vacates the decision of the court below, and remands the case for further proceedin ...

s , joined=Thomas , summary=Alito dissented from the Court's order to grant, vacate, and remand. {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=21 , case-display=Fisher v. University of Tex. at Austin , case-article=Fisher v. University of Texas (2016) , type=dissent , volume=579 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues= Fourteenth Amendment {{* Equal Protection Clause {{* affirmative action {{* race-conscious college admissions program , joined=Roberts, Thomas , summary= , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Fisher v. University of Tex. at Austin , otheropinion2author=Thomas , , otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Fisher v. University of Tex. at Austin {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=22 , case=Birchfield v. North Dakota , type=majority , volume=579 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues= Fourth Amendment {{* search incident to arrest {{* drunk driving {{*

implied consent Implied consent is consent which is not expressly granted by a person, but rather implicitly granted by a person's actions and the facts and circumstances of a particular situation (or in some cases, by a person's silence or inaction). For examp ...

breathalyzer A breathalyzer or breathalyser (a portmanteau of ''breath'' and ''analyzer/analyser'') is a device for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC), or to detect viruses or diseases from a breath sample. The name is a genericized trademark of the Br ...

blood alcohol content Blood alcohol content (BAC), also called blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol level, is a measurement of alcohol intoxication used for legal or medical purposes; it is expressed as mass of alcohol per volume or mass of blood. For example ...

tests , joined=Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Kagan , summary= , otheropinion2author=Thomas , , otheropinion2type=concurrencedissent , , otheropinion2link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Birchfield v. North Dakota , otheropinion3author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion3type=concurrencedissent , , otheropinion3link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Birchfield v. North Dakota {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=23 , case=Mathis v. United States , type=dissent , volume=579 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues= Armed Career Criminal Act {{* sentence enhancement for prior convictions , joined= , summary= , otheropinion1author=Kagan , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Mathis v. United States , otheropinion2author=Kennedy , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Mathis v. United States , otheropinion3author=Thomas , , otheropinion3type=concurrence , , otheropinion3link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Mathis v. United States , otheropinion4author=Breyer , , otheropinion4type=dissent , , otheropinion4link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Mathis v. United States {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=24 , case=Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt , type=dissent , volume=579 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues= Fourteenth Amendment {{*

abortion Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pre ...

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Texas Senate Bill 5 Texas House Bill 2 (HB2) is a bill within the Eighty-third Texas Legislature, first introduced into the Texas Senate as Texas Senate Bill 5 (SB5) on June 11, 2013, related to abortion rights within the state. Among provisions include banning abortio ...

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res judicata ''Res judicata'' (RJ) or ''res iudicata'', also known as claim preclusion, is the Latin term for "a matter decided" and refers to either of two concepts in both civil law and common law legal systems: a case in which there has been a final judgm ...

, joined=Roberts, Thomas , summary= , otheropinion1author=Breyer , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt , otheropinion2author=Ginsburg , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt , otheropinion3author=Thomas , , otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3link=2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=25 , case1=Stormans, Inc. v. Wiesman , type=dissent , volume=579 , page= , year=2016 , wikisource= , issues=

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{{* religious objection by pharmacist to dispensing emergency contraceptives , joined=Roberts, Thomas , summary=Alito dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.