Supreme Court decisions of October Term 2012

The Court’s 2012 Term began in October 2012. These are the 79 decisions SCDB records for it, decided between November 5, 2012 and June 26, 2013, during the Roberts Court.

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Decided by one vote (22)

• James R. Clapper, Jr. v. Amnesty International USA
  568 U.S. 398Decided February 26, 20135–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Florida v. Joelis Jardines
  569 U.S. 1Decided March 26, 20135–4Antonin Scalia
• Comcast Corporation v. Caroline Behrend
  569 U.S. 27Decided March 27, 20135–4Antonin Scalia
• Genesis Healthcare Corporation v. Laura Symczyk
  569 U.S. 66Decided April 16, 20135–4Clarence Thomas
• Us Airways, Inc. v. James E. McCutchen
  569 U.S. 88Decided April 16, 20135–4Elena Kagan
• Missouri v. G. McNeely
  569 U.S. 141Decided April 17, 20135–4Sonia Sotomayor
• Jonathan Edward Boyer v. Louisiana
  569 U.S. 238Decided April 29, 20135–4Per curiam
• Greg McQuiggin v. Floyd Perkins
  569 U.S. 383Decided May 28, 20135–4Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Carlos Trevino v. Rick Thaler
  569 U.S. 413Decided May 28, 20135–4Stephen G. Breyer
• Maryland v. Alonzo Jay King, Jr.
  569 U.S. 435Decided June 3, 20135–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Marvin Peugh v. United States
  569 U.S. 530Decided June 10, 20135–4Sonia Sotomayor
• Genovevo Salinas v. Texas
  570 U.S. 178Decided June 17, 20135–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Allen Ryan Alleyne v. United StatesAltered precedent
  570 U.S. 99Decided June 17, 20135–4Clarence Thomas
• Edward F. Maracich v. Michael Eugene Spears
  570 U.S. 48Decided June 17, 20135–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. v. Karen L. Bartlett
  570 U.S. 472Decided June 24, 20135–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Maetta Vance v. Ball State University
  570 U.S. 421Decided June 24, 20135–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Naiel Nassar
  570 U.S. 338Decided June 24, 20135–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Shelby County v. HolderLaw held unconstitutional
  570 U.S. 529Decided June 25, 20135–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Mgmt. Dist.
  570 U.S. 595Decided June 25, 20135–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
  570 U.S. 637Decided June 25, 20135–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Hollingsworth v. Perry
  570 U.S. 693Decided June 26, 20135–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• United States v. WindsorLaw held unconstitutional
  570 U.S. 744Decided June 26, 20135–4Anthony M. Kennedy

All decisions, in order

• Steven Lefemine v. Dan Wideman
  568 U.S. 1Decided November 5, 20129–0Per curiam
• United States v. James X. Bormes
  568 U.S. 6Decided November 13, 20129–0Antonin Scalia
• Nitro-Lift Technologies, L.L.C. v. Eddie Lee Howard
  568 U.S. 17Decided November 26, 20129–0Per curiam
• Arkansas Game and Fish Commission v. United States
  568 U.S. 23Decided December 4, 20128–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Carolyn M. Kloeckner v. Hilda L. Solis
  568 U.S. 41Decided December 10, 20129–0Elena Kagan
• Los Angeles County Flood Control District Petitioner v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
  568 U.S. 78Decided January 8, 20139–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Charles L. Ryan v. Ernest Valencia Gonzales
  568 U.S. 57Decided January 8, 20139–0Clarence Thomas
• Calvin Smith v. United States
  568 U.S. 106Decided January 9, 20139–0Antonin Scalia
• Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc.
  568 U.S. 85Decided January 9, 20139–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Fane Lozman v. the City of Riviera Beach
  568 U.S. 115Decided January 15, 20137–2Stephen G. Breyer
• Kathleen Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center
  568 U.S. 145Decided January 22, 20139–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Jeffrey Lee Chafin v. Lynne Hales Chafin
  568 U.S. 165Decided February 19, 20139–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Chunon L. Bailey v. United States
  568 U.S. 186Decided February 19, 20136–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Federal Trade Commission v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc.
  568 U.S. 216Decided February 19, 20139–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Florida v. Clayton Harris
  568 U.S. 237Decided February 19, 20139–0Elena Kagan
• Armarcion D. Henderson v. United States
  568 U.S. 266Decided February 20, 20136–3Stephen G. Breyer
• Deborah K. Johnson v. Tara Sheneva Williams
  568 U.S. 289Decided February 20, 20139–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Lamar Evans v. Michigan
  568 U.S. 313Decided February 20, 20138–1Sonia Sotomayor
• Roselva Chaidez v. United States
  568 U.S. 342Decided February 20, 20137–2Elena Kagan
• Jerry W. Gunn v. Vernon F. Minton
  568 U.S. 251Decided February 20, 20139–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Olivea Marx v. General Revenue Corporation
  568 U.S. 371Decided February 26, 20137–2Clarence Thomas
• James R. Clapper, Jr. v. Amnesty International USA
  568 U.S. 398Decided February 26, 20135–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Marc J. Gabelli and Bruce Alpert v. Securities and Exchange Commission
  568 U.S. 442Decided February 27, 20139–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds
  568 U.S. 455Decided February 27, 20136–3Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Steven Alan Levin v. United States
  568 U.S. 503Decided March 4, 20139–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Supap Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  568 U.S. 519Decided March 19, 20136–3Stephen G. Breyer
• The Standard Fire Insurance Company v. Greg Knowles
  568 U.S. 588Decided March 19, 20139–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Doug Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center;
  568 U.S. 597Decided March 20, 20137–1Anthony M. Kennedy
• Aldona Wos v. E. M. A.
  568 U.S. 627Decided March 20, 20136–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Florida v. Joelis Jardines
  569 U.S. 1Decided March 26, 20135–4Antonin Scalia
• Comcast Corporation v. Caroline Behrend
  569 U.S. 27Decided March 27, 20135–4Antonin Scalia
• Kim Millbrook v. United States
  569 U.S. 50Decided March 27, 20139–0Clarence Thomas
• John Marshall v. Otis Lee Rodgers
  569 U.S. 58Decided April 1, 20139–0Per curiam
• Genesis Healthcare Corporation v. Laura Symczyk
  569 U.S. 66Decided April 16, 20135–4Clarence Thomas
• Us Airways, Inc. v. James E. McCutchen
  569 U.S. 88Decided April 16, 20135–4Elena Kagan
• Esther Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.
  569 U.S. 108Decided April 17, 20139–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Missouri v. G. McNeely
  569 U.S. 141Decided April 17, 20135–4Sonia Sotomayor
• Adrian Moncrieffe v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
  569 U.S. 184Decided April 23, 20137–2Sonia Sotomayor
• Mark J. McBurney v. Nathaniel L. Young
  569 U.S. 221Decided April 29, 20139–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Jonathan Edward Boyer v. Louisiana
  569 U.S. 238Decided April 29, 20135–4Per curiam
• Dan’s City Used Cars, Inc. v. Robert Pelkey
  569 U.S. 251Decided May 13, 20139–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Randy Curtis Bullock v. Bankchampaign, N. A.
  569 U.S. 267Decided May 13, 20139–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Vernon Hugh Bowman v. Monsanto Company
  569 U.S. 278Decided May 13, 20139–0Elena Kagan
• City of Arlington v. Federal Communications Commission
  569 U.S. 290Decided May 20, 20136–3Antonin Scalia
• PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  569 U.S. 329Decided May 20, 20139–0Clarence Thomas
• Linda Metrish v. Burt Lancaster
  569 U.S. 351Decided May 20, 20139–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Kathleen Sebelius v. Melissa Cloer
  569 U.S. 369Decided May 20, 20139–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Greg McQuiggin v. Floyd Perkins
  569 U.S. 383Decided May 28, 20135–4Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Carlos Trevino v. Rick Thaler
  569 U.S. 413Decided May 28, 20135–4Stephen G. Breyer
• Maryland v. Alonzo Jay King, Jr.
  569 U.S. 435Decided June 3, 20135–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Jacqueline Hillman v. Judy A. Maretta
  569 U.S. 483Decided June 3, 20139–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Nevada v. Calvin O’neil Jackson
  569 U.S. 505Decided June 3, 20139–0Per curiam
• Marvin D. Horne v. Department of Agriculture
  569 U.S. 513Decided June 10, 20139–0Clarence Thomas
• Marvin Peugh v. United States
  569 U.S. 530Decided June 10, 20135–4Sonia Sotomayor
• Oxford Health Plans LLC v. John Ivan Sutter
  569 U.S. 564Decided June 10, 20139–0Elena Kagan
• American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
  569 U.S. 641Decided June 13, 20139–0Elena Kagan
• Tarrant Regional Water District v. Rudolf John Herrmann
  569 U.S. 614Decided June 13, 20139–0Sonia Sotomayor
• United States v. Anthony Davila
  569 U.S. 597Decided June 13, 20139–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.
  569 U.S. 576Decided June 13, 20139–0Clarence Thomas
• Genovevo Salinas v. Texas
  570 U.S. 178Decided June 17, 20135–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, Inc.
  570 U.S. 136Decided June 17, 20135–3Stephen G. Breyer
• Allen Ryan Alleyne v. United StatesAltered precedent
  570 U.S. 99Decided June 17, 20135–4Clarence Thomas
• Edward F. Maracich v. Michael Eugene Spears
  570 U.S. 48Decided June 17, 20135–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Arizona v. the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
  570 U.S. 1Decided June 17, 20137–2Antonin Scalia
• Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  570 U.S. 205Decided June 20, 20136–2John G. Roberts Jr.
• American Express Company v. Italian Colors Restaurant
  570 U.S. 228Decided June 20, 20135–3Antonin Scalia
• Matthew Robert Descamps v. United States
  570 U.S. 254Decided June 20, 20138–1Elena Kagan
• Abigail Noel Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
  570 U.S. 297Decided June 24, 20137–1Anthony M. Kennedy
• Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. v. Karen L. Bartlett
  570 U.S. 472Decided June 24, 20135–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Maetta Vance v. Ball State University
  570 U.S. 421Decided June 24, 20135–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• United States v. Anthony James Kebodeaux
  570 U.S. 387Decided June 24, 20137–2Stephen G. Breyer
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Naiel Nassar
  570 U.S. 338Decided June 24, 20135–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Ryan v. Schad
  570 U.S. 521Decided June 24, 20139–0Per curiam
• Shelby County v. HolderLaw held unconstitutional
  570 U.S. 529Decided June 25, 20135–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Mgmt. Dist.
  570 U.S. 595Decided June 25, 20135–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
  570 U.S. 637Decided June 25, 20135–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Hollingsworth v. Perry
  570 U.S. 693Decided June 26, 20135–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Sekhar v. United States
  570 U.S. 729Decided June 26, 20139–0Antonin Scalia
• United States v. WindsorLaw held unconstitutional
  570 U.S. 744Decided June 26, 20135–4Anthony M. Kennedy

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