2017 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito
| The 2017 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 2, 2017, and concluded September 30, 2018. This was the thirteenth term of Associate Justice Samuel Alito's tenure on the Court. | 
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Class v. United States | 583 U.S. ___ (2017) |
challenge to constitutionality of statute after guilty plea • Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11 | Kennedy, Thomas |
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Jennings v. Rodriguez | 583 U.S. ___ (2018) |
Roberts, Kennedy; Thomas, Sotomayor, Gorsuch (in part) |
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Ayestas v. Davis | 584 U.S. ___ (2018) |
habeas corpus • court ordered funding for investigation | Unanimous |
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Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC | 584 U.S. ___ (2018) |
Alien Tort Statute • suits against foreign corporations |
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Byrd v. United States | 584 U.S. ___ (2018) |
Fourth Amendment • search of rental vehicle • expectation of privacy of driver not listed on rental agreement |
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McCoy v. Louisiana | 584 U.S. ___ (2018) |
Sixth Amendment • defendant's right to insist counsel not admit guilt | Thomas, Gorsuch |
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Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn. | 584 U.S. ___ (2018) |
Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act • state authorization of sports gambling • Tenth Amendment • anticommandeering doctrine | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Kagan, Gorsuch; Breyer (in part) |
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Collins v. Virginia | 584 U.S. ___ (2018) |
Fourth Amendment • motor vehicle exception to warrant requirement • search of curtilage |
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Koons v. United States | 584 U.S. ___ (2018) |
United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines • eligibility for reduction in sentencing ranges | Unanimous | ||||||||||||||
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Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute | 584 U.S. ___ (2018) |
National Voter Registration Act • Help America Vote Act of 2002 • deregistration for failure to vote | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Gorsuch |
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Pereira v. Sessions | 585 U.S. ___ (2018) |
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 • removal proceedings • effect of notice to appear on continuous presence |
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Carpenter v. United States | 585 U.S. ___ (2018) |
Fourth Amendment • acquisition of cell site records without search warrant | Thomas |
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Ortiz v. United States | 585 U.S. ___ (2018) |
Article III • appellate jurisdiction over U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces • Article II • Appointments Clause • eligibility to serve on Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals after appointment to Court of Military Commission Review | Gorsuch |
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Abbott v. Perez | 585 U.S. ___ (2018) |
legislative redistricting • Voting Rights Act • Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • racial gerrymandering | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Gorsuch |
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Janus v. State, County, and Municipal Employees | 585 U.S. ___ (2018) |
labor law • application of public sector union fees to non-members • First Amendment • free speech • freedom of association | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Gorsuch |
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Kaushal v. Indiana | 585 U.S. ___ (2018) |
Thomas | |||||||||||||||
| Alito dissented from the Court's grant of certiorari, vacatur, and remand. | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- "2017 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- "2017 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- "2017 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2018.