2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The 2012 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2012 and concluded October 6, 2013. This was the twentieth term of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's tenure on the Court .
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2012 term statistics
9
 Majority or Plurality
1
 Concurrence
0
 Other
7
 Dissent
0
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 17
Bench opinions = 17 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Sotomayor (14) Least joined by: Thomas (6)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
1-01



Arkansas Game and Fish Comm’n v. United States • [full text] 568 U.S. ___ (2012)

 Takings Clause  • flood control Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor
Ginsburg's opinion for the Court held that government-induced, temporary flooding was not categorically excluded from liability under the Takings Clause.
1-02



Los Angeles County Flood Control Dist. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Clean Water Act Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
1-03



Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

 low income patient adjustment to health care provider Medicare reimbursement  • Provider Reimbursement Review Board  • statute of limitations for appealing administrative decision  • equitable tolling Unanimous
Sotomayor
2-04



Chafin v. Chafin 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

 International Child Abduction Remedies Act  • Article III  • Case or Controversy Clause  • mootness Scalia, Breyer
Roberts
1-05



Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

 securities fraud  • Securities Exchange Act of 1934 §10(b)  • SEC Rule 10b-5  • fraud-on-the-market theory  • materiality  • class certification Roberts, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
 Scalia
 Thomas
1-06



Levin v. United States 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Federal Tort Claims Act  • Gonzalez Act  • Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act  • medical battery Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan; Scalia (in part)
4-06



Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

 copyright law  • first-sale doctrine  • domestic sale of foreign-published works Kennedy; Scalia (in part)
Breyer
 Kagan
4-07



Comcast Corp. v. Behrend 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 antitrust law  • class action certification Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
Ginsburg coauthored a dissent with Justice Breyer.
1-08



Dan's City Used Cars, Inc. v. Pelkey 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994  • federal preemption  • state regulation of car towing Unanimous
1-09



Metrish v. Lancaster 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996  • due process  • retroactive abolition of affirmative defense Unanimous
1-10



McQuiggin v. Perkins 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996  • actual innocence  • miscarriage of justice Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
1-11



United States v. Davilos 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 11  • vacatur of guilty pleas  • prejudicial error Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
4-12



Maracich v. Spears 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Freedom of Information Act  • Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994  • attorney solicitation of clients Scalia, Sotomayor, Kagan
Kennedy
4-13



Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 affirmative action  • race as factor in college admissions  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause
Kennedy
 Scalia
 Thomas
4-14



University of Tex. Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Title VII  • employer retaliation  • causation Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Kennedy
4-15



Vance v. Ball State Univ. 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Title VII  • vicarious liability of supervisors Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
 Thomas
4-16



Shelby County v. Holder 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Voting Rights Act of 1965  • coverage formula  • preclearance  • Fifteenth Amendment Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Roberts
 Thomas

References

Judicial opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Supreme Court of the United States (August 10, 1993 – present); by term
Supreme Court of the United States 2012 term (October 1, 2012 - October 6, 2013)
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