Voting record
How John G. Roberts, Jr. voted in the October Term 2017 (2017–2018)
Chief Justice69 tracked case votes
Term at a glance
- Majority
- 64
- Concurrence
- 0
- Dissent
- 5
- Recusal
- 0
- Authored
- 11
- Majority64
- Concurrence0
- Dissent5
- Recused0
Every tracked vote
Michael Sexton, Warden, Petitioner v. Nicholas BeaudreauxDecided Vote Majority17-1106Mary Anne Sause, Petitioner v. Timothy J. Bauer, et al.Decided Vote Majority17-742Janus v. State, County, and Municipal EmployeesDecided Vote Majority16-1466National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. BecerraDecided Vote Majority16-1140Trump v. HawaiiDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-965Ohio v. American Express Co.Decided Vote Majority16-1454Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, et al., Appellants v. Shannon Perez, et al.Decided Vote Majority17-586Lost profits from overseas patentsWesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp.Decided Vote Majority16-1011Military judges on two courtsLaith G. Cox, Petitioner v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority16-1017Currier v. VirginiaDecided Vote Majority16-1348Keanu D. W. Ortiz, Petitioner v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority16-1423Cell phone location privacyCarpenter v. United StatesDecided Vote MajorityAuthored16-402Dalmazzi v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority16-961Raymond J. Lucia, et al., Petitioners v. Securities and Exchange CommissionDecided Vote Majority17-130Wescley Fonseca Pereira, Petitioner v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney GeneralDecided Vote Majority17-459South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.Decided Vote DissentAuthored17-494Wisconsin Central Ltd. v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority17-530Partisan gerrymanderingGill v. WhitfordDecided Vote MajorityAuthored16-1161Rosales-Mireles v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority16-9493Lozman v. Riviera BeachDecided Vote Majority17-21Besinek v. LamoneDecided Vote Majority17-333Explaining sentence reductionsAdaucto Chavez-Meza, Petitioner v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority17-5639Courts reviewing foreign lawsAnimal Science Products, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., et al.Decided Vote Majority16-1220Political clothing at pollsMinnesota Voters Alliance v. ManskyDecided Vote MajorityAuthored16-1435Sveen v. MelinDecided Vote Majority16-1432Removing inactive votersHusted v. A. Philip Randolph InstituteDecided Vote Majority16-980Washington v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority17-269China Agritech, Inc. v. ReshDecided Vote Majority17-432Wedding cake and free speechMasterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'nDecided Vote Majority16-111False asset claims in bankruptcyLamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP v. ApplingDecided Vote Majority16-1215Hughes v. United StatesDecided Vote DissentAuthored17-155Drug sentence reductionsKoons v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority17-5716Collins v. VirginiaDecided Vote Majority16-1027Statements at probable cause hearingsCity of Hays v. VogtDecided Vote Majority16-1495Lagos v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority16-1519Workers suing togetherEpic Systems Corp. v. LewisDecided Vote Majority16-285Upper Skagit Tribe v. LundgrenDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-387Byrd v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority16-1371State power over sports bettingMurphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn.Decided Vote Majority16-476McCoy v. LouisianaDecided Vote Majority16-8255Shackling before trialUnited States v. Sanchez-GomezDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-312Limits on wiretap ordersDahda v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority17-43Company liability for abusesJesner v. Arab Bank, PLCDecided Vote Majority16-499Patent office power over patentsOil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLCDecided Vote Dissent16-712Deciding all patent claimsSAS Institute Inc. v. IancuDecided Vote Majority16-969Vague deportation rulesSessions v. DimayaDecided Vote DissentAuthored15-1498Federal review of state rulingsWilson v. SellersDecided Vote Majority16-6855United States v. Microsoft Corp.Decided Vote Majority17-2Overtime pay for service advisorsEncino Motorcars, LLC v. NavarroDecided Vote Majority16-1362Hall v. HallDecided Vote MajorityAuthored16-1150Obstructing IRS investigationsMarinello v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority16-1144Funding for death row appealsAyestas v. DavisDecided Vote Majority16-6795Securities lawsuits in state courtsCyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement FundDecided Vote Majority15-1439Bankruptcy insider statusU. S. Bank N. A. v. Village at Lakeridge, LLCDecided Vote Majority15-1509Bond hearings for immigrantsJennings v. RodriguezDecided Vote Majority15-1204Patchak v. ZinkeDecided Vote DissentAuthored16-498Protection for bankruptcy transfersMerit Management Group, LP v. FTI Consulting, Inc.Decided Vote Majority16-784Murphy v. SmithDecided Vote Majority16-1067Whistleblower retaliation protectionDigital Realty Trust, Inc. v. SomersDecided Vote Majority16-1276Class v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority16-424Seizing Iranian government assetsRubin v. Islamic Republic of IranDecided Vote Majority16-534CNH Industrial N.V., et al., Petitioners v. Jack Reese, et al.Decided Vote Majority17-515Arrests for trespassingDistrict of Columbia v. WesbyDecided Vote Majority15-1485EPA water rule reviewNational Assn. of Mfrs. v. Department of DefenseDecided Vote Majority16-299Pausing filing deadlinesArtis v. District of ColumbiaDecided Vote Majority16-460Keith Tharpe, Petitioner v. Eric Sellers, WardenRemanded Vote Majority17-6075Appeal deadline extensionsHamer v. Neighborhood Housing Servs. of ChicagoDecided Vote Majority16-658Changing a plea dealScott Kernan, Secretary, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Petitioner v. Michael Daniel CueroDecided Vote Majority16-1468Mental ability to face executionJefferson Dunn, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, Petitioner v. Vernon MadisonDecided Vote Majority17-193
Agreement with other justices
| Justice | Agreement | Cases together |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony M. Kennedy | 90% | 61 of 68 |
| Neil Gorsuch | 83% | 55 of 66 |
| Clarence Thomas | 81% | 56 of 69 |
| Samuel A. Alito, Jr. | 78% | 54 of 69 |
| Elena Kagan | 73% | 49 of 67 |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | 68% | 47 of 69 |
| Stephen G. Breyer | 68% | 47 of 69 |
| Sonia Sotomayor | 67% | 46 of 69 |
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.