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2016 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito 
Summary
| The 2016 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 3, 2016, and concluded October 1, 2017. This was the twelfth term of Associate Justice Samuel Alito's tenure on the Court. | 
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Tatum v. Arizona | 580 U.S. ___ (2016) |
Eighth Amendment • life imprisonment of minors | Thomas |
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| Alito dissented from the Court's decision to grant, vacate, and remand. | |||||||||||||||
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Salman v. United States | 580 U.S. ___ (2016) |
securities fraud • Securities Exchange Act of 1934 • SEC Rule 10b-5 • tippee liability for insider trading | Unanimous[2] | |||||||||||
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Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp. | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) |
patent law • infringement of multicomponent inventions | Thomas |
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Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act • exhaustion of remedies • denial of Free Appropriate Public Education | Thomas |
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Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Bd. of Elections | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) |
consideration of race in legislative redistricting • Equal Protection Clause • Voting Rights Act |
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Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Sixth Amendment • racial bias expressed during jury deliberation • no-impeachment rule | Roberts, Thomas |
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SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) |
patent law • statute of limitations • laches | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Manuel v. Joliet | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Fourth Amendment • unlawful pretrial detention | Thomas |
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Nelson v. Colorado | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • refund of fines, costs, and restitution after reversal of conviction |
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Salazar-Limon v. Houston | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) |
summary judgment • excessive force | Thomas |
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| Alito concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. | |||||||||||||||
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Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) |
service by mail • Hague Service Convention | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | |||||||||||
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Cooper v. Harris | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • legislative redistricting on the basis of race • Voting Rights Act | Roberts, Kennedy |
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County of Los Angeles v. Mendez | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Fourth Amendment • excessive force | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | |||||||||||
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Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates, Inc. | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Article III • standing • intervening plaintiff | Unanimous | |||||||||||
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Packingham v. North Carolina | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
First Amendment • free speech • ban of registered sex offenders from social media sites with minor members | Roberts, Thomas |
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McWilliams v. Dunn | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
indigent defendant access to independent mental health expert | Roberts, Thomas, Gorsuch |
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Matal v. Tam | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
trademark law • First Amendment • free speech • disparaging trademarks | Roberts, Breyer; Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan (in part) |
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., San Francisco Cty. | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • personal jurisdiction • specific jurisdiction | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan, Gorsuch |
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Weaver v. Massachusetts | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Sixth Amendment • public trial violation • ineffective assistance of counsel • preservation of error | Gorsuch |
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Maslenjak v. United States | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
false statement during naturalization process |
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Notes
- ^ Gorsuch joined the Court midterm. Of the justices who participated the entire term, Sotomayor joined the fewest of Alito's opinions, with five in full and one in part.
- ^ This opinion was handed down prior to the confirmation of Justice Gorsuch, and so was unanimous as to the eight justices then on the Court.
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.