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Voting record

How Neil Gorsuch voted in the October Term 2017 (2017–2018)

Associate Justice67 tracked case votes

Term at a glance

October Term 2017 (2017–2018)

Majority
55
Concurrence
1
Dissent
10
Recusal
1
Authored
16
  • Majority55
  • Concurrence1
  • Dissent10
  • Recused1
On the winning side of the judgment in 85% of 66 participating votes.

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 Majority17-965Ohio 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 DissentAuthored16-1011Military judges on two courtsLaith G. Cox, Petitioner v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority16-1017Currier v. VirginiaDecided Vote MajorityAuthored16-1348Keanu D. W. Ortiz, Petitioner v. United StatesDecided Vote Dissent16-1423Cell phone location privacyCarpenter v. United StatesDecided Vote DissentAuthored16-402Dalmazzi 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 MajorityAuthored17-494Wisconsin Central Ltd. v. United StatesDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-530Partisan gerrymanderingGill v. WhitfordDecided Vote Majority16-1161Rosales-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 Recusal17-5639Courts 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 Majority16-1435Sveen v. MelinDecided Vote DissentAuthored16-1432Removing 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 MajorityAuthored16-111False asset claims in bankruptcyLamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP v. ApplingDecided Vote Majority16-1215Hughes v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority17-155Drug sentence reductionsKoons v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority17-5716Collins v. VirginiaDecided Vote Majority16-1027Lagos v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority16-1519Workers suing togetherEpic Systems Corp. v. LewisDecided Vote MajorityAuthored16-285Upper 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 Dissent16-8255Shackling before trialUnited States v. Sanchez-GomezDecided Vote Majority17-312Company liability for abusesJesner v. Arab Bank, PLCDecided Vote MajorityAuthored16-499Patent office power over patentsOil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLCDecided Vote DissentAuthored16-712Deciding all patent claimsSAS Institute Inc. v. IancuDecided Vote MajorityAuthored16-969Vague deportation rulesSessions v. DimayaDecided Vote MajorityAuthored15-1498Federal review of state rulingsWilson v. SellersDecided Vote DissentAuthored16-6855United States v. Microsoft Corp.Decided Vote Majority17-2Overtime pay for service advisorsEncino Motorcars, LLC v. NavarroDecided Vote Majority16-1362Hall v. HallDecided Vote Majority16-1150Obstructing 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 Dissent16-498Protection for bankruptcy transfersMerit Management Group, LP v. FTI Consulting, Inc.Decided Vote Majority16-784Murphy v. SmithDecided Vote MajorityAuthored16-1067Whistleblower retaliation protectionDigital Realty Trust, Inc. v. SomersDecided Vote Concurrence16-1276Class 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 DissentAuthored16-460Keith Tharpe, Petitioner v. Eric Sellers, WardenRemanded Vote Dissent17-6075Appeal 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

October Term 2017 (2017–2018)

Share of decided cases this term in which Justice Neil Gorsuch voted on the same side of the judgment as each other justice
JusticeAgreementCases together
Anthony M. Kennedy86%56 of 65
John G. Roberts, Jr.83%55 of 66
Clarence Thomas82%54 of 66
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.82%54 of 66
Elena Kagan63%40 of 64
Ruth Bader Ginsburg59%39 of 66
Stephen G. Breyer59%39 of 66
Sonia Sotomayor56%37 of 66

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.

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