2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan
| The 2018 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2018, and concluded October 6, 2019. This was the ninth term of Associate Justice Elena Kagan's tenure on the Court. | 
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Dunn v. Ray | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) |
First Amendment • Establishment Clause • death penalty • choice of spiritual advisor at execution | Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kagan dissented from the Court's grant of application to vacate stay of execution. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Madison v. Alabama | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • mental competence at time of execution • amnesia | Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor |
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Sturgeon v. Frost | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act • National Park Service regulatory authority over running river | Unanimous |
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Biestek v. Berryhill | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Social Security Administration claims process • effect of expert denying data request on evidentiary value of testimony | Roberts, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kavanaugh |
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Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Federal Arbitration Act • contractual agreement to class action arbitration | Ginsburg, Breyer; Sotomayor (in part) |
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Thacker v. TVA | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Tennessee Valley Authority • Federal Tort Claims Act • sovereign immunity | Unanimous | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
bankruptcy law • Chapter 11 • debtor rejection of executory contract | Roberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kavanaugh |
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American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
First Amendment • Establishment Clause • cross as public war memorial |
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Gundy v. United States | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act • authority of Attorney General to determine pre-act offender registration requirements • Article I • nondelegation doctrine | Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor |
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Knick v. Township of Scott | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Fifth Amendment • Takings Clause • state court exhaustion of remedies | Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor |
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Iancu v. Brunetti | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
trademark law • Lanham Act • registration of immoral or scandalous trademarks • First Amendment • free speech | Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh |
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Kisor v. Wilkie | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
administrative law • deference to agency interpretation of ambiguous regulation • separation of powers • Administrative Procedures Act | Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor; Roberts (in part) |
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Rucho v. Common Cause | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
legislative redistricting • partisan gerrymandering • political question doctrine • Article I • Elections Clause • First Amendment • Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause | Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor |
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References
- "2018 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- "2018 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- "2018 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2019.