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.
Neil Gorsuch 2016 term statistics
1
Majority or Plurality
3
Concurrence
1
Other
3
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 8
Bench opinions = 5 Opinions relating to orders = 3 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Thomas (6) Least joined by: Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan (1)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
101



Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc. 582 U.S. ___ (2017)

debt collection  • Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Unanimous
202



Maslenjak v. United States 582 U.S. ___ (2017)

false statement during naturalization process Thomas
Kagan
Alito
403



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
Ginsburg
204



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
Roberts
Thomas
Breyer
Sotomayor
405



Pavan v. Smith 582 U.S. ___ (2017)

Fourteenth Amendment  • same-sex marriage  • legal parentage of children conceived through in vitro fertilization Thomas, Alito
per curiam
206



Hicks v. United States 582 U.S. ___ (2017)

plain error review
Roberts
Gorsuch concurred in the Court's summary vacatur and remand.
407



Mathis v. Shulkin 582 U.S. ___ (2017)

Board of Veterans' Appeals  • presumption of competence of medical examiners rendering opinion against claim
Sotomayor
Gorsuch dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
508



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.