Voting record
How Clarence Thomas voted in the October Term 2014 (2014–2015)
Associate Justice16 tracked case votes
Term at a glance
- Majority
- 7
- Concurrence
- 2
- Dissent
- 7
- Recusal
- 0
- Authored
- 7
- Majority7
- Concurrence2
- Dissent7
- Recused0
Every tracked vote
Housing discrimination without intentTexas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.Decided Vote DissentAuthored13-1371Force against pretrial detaineesMichael B. Kingsley v. Stan HendricksonDecided Vote Dissent14-6368Knowing a drug is controlledStephen Dominick McFadden v. United StatesDecided Vote MajorityAuthored14-378Reasons for visa denialsJohn F. Kerry, Secretary of State v. Fauzia DinDecided Vote Majority13-1402Tax credits for out-of-state incomeComptroller of the Treasury of Maryland v. Brian Wynne, et ux.Decided Vote DissentAuthored13-485Review of settlement effortsMach Mining, LLC v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionDecided Vote Majority13-1019False opinions in stock filingsOmnicare, Inc. v. Laborers District Council Construction Industry Pension FundDecided Vote ConcurrenceAuthored13-435Public notice for rule changesThomas E. Perez, Secretary of Labor v. Mortgage Bankers AssociationDecided Vote ConcurrenceAuthored13-1041Antitrust rules for state boardsNorth Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade CommissionDecided Vote Dissent13-534Destroying fish during investigationsJohn L. Yates v. United StatesDecided Vote Dissent13-7451Religious beards in prisonGregory Houston Holt, aka Abdul Maalik Muhammad v. Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionDecided Vote Majority13-6827How courts read patent claimsTeva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc.Decided Vote DissentAuthored13-854Larry Whitfield v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority13-9026Traffic stops for legal mistakesNicholas Brady Heien v. North CarolinaDecided Vote Majority13-604Proof for federal courtDart Cherokee Basin Operating Company, LLC v. Brandon W. OwensDecided Vote DissentAuthored13-719Juror statements about jury selectionGregory P. Warger v. Randy D. ShauersDecided Vote Majority13-517
Agreement with other justices
| Justice | Agreement | Cases together |
|---|---|---|
| Antonin Scalia | 94% | 15 of 16 |
| Samuel A. Alito, Jr. | 81% | 13 of 16 |
| Anthony M. Kennedy | 69% | 11 of 16 |
| Elena Kagan | 69% | 11 of 16 |
| John G. Roberts, Jr. | 69% | 11 of 16 |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | 56% | 9 of 16 |
| Stephen G. Breyer | 50% | 8 of 16 |
| Sonia Sotomayor | 40% | 6 of 15 |
Methodology
Two justices agree in a case when they land on the same side of the judgment: voting with the majority, including concurrences, or in dissent together.
Vote records come from Oyez. A case counts only when at least 8 substantive votes are on record, so partial data can understate coverage but a vote is never invented. Recusals are listed but left out of agreement rates.