2016 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Neil Gorsuch
| The 2016 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 3, 2016, and concluded October 1, 2017. This was the first term of Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch's tenure on the Court. | 
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Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc. | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
debt collection • Fair Debt Collection Practices Act | Unanimous | ||||||||||||||
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Maslenjak v. United States | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
false statement during naturalization process | Thomas |
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Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 • employment discrimination • review of dismissal by Merit Systems Protection Board | Thomas |
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Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
First Amendment • Free Exercise Clause • Establishment Clause • eligibility of religious organization for government grant | Thomas |
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Pavan v. Smith | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Fourteenth Amendment • same-sex marriage • legal parentage of children conceived through in vitro fertilization | Thomas, Alito |
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Hicks v. United States | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
plain error review |
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| Gorsuch concurred in the Court's summary vacatur and remand. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Mathis v. Shulkin | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Board of Veterans' Appeals • presumption of competence of medical examiners rendering opinion against claim |
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| Gorsuch dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bay Point Properties, Inc. v. Mississippi Transportation Commission | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Takings Clause • statutory limit on compensation for State-held easement | Thomas | ||||||||||||||
| Gorsuch filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- "2016 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- "2016 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- "2016 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved July 16, 2017.