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Voting record

How Samuel A. Alito, Jr. voted in the October Term 2014 (2014–2015)

Associate Justice18 tracked case votes

Term at a glance

October Term 2014 (2014–2015)

Majority
10
Concurrence
2
Dissent
6
Recusal
0
Authored
8
  • Majority10
  • Concurrence2
  • Dissent6
  • Recused0
On the winning side of the judgment in 67% of 18 participating votes.

Every tracked vote

What counts as violent crimeSamuel James Johnson v. United StatesDecided Vote DissentAuthored13-7120Housing 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 DissentAuthored14-6368Knowing a drug is controlledStephen Dominick McFadden v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority14-378Reasons for visa denialsJohn F. Kerry, Secretary of State v. Fauzia DinDecided Vote Concurrence13-1402Drug paraphernalia and deportationMoones Mellouli v. Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney GeneralDecided Vote Dissent13-1034Tax credits for out-of-state incomeComptroller of the Treasury of Maryland v. Brian Wynne, et ux.Decided Vote MajorityAuthored13-485Review 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 Majority13-435Public notice for rule changesThomas E. Perez, Secretary of Labor v. Mortgage Bankers AssociationDecided Vote MajorityAuthored13-1041Antitrust rules for state boardsNorth Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade CommissionDecided Vote DissentAuthored13-534Destroying fish during investigationsJohn L. Yates v. United StatesDecided Vote ConcurrenceAuthored13-7451Religious beards in prisonGregory Houston Holt, aka Abdul Maalik Muhammad v. Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionDecided Vote MajorityAuthored13-6827How courts read patent claimsTeva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc.Decided Vote Dissent13-854Larry 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 Majority13-719Juror statements about jury selectionGregory P. Warger v. Randy D. ShauersDecided Vote Majority13-517

Agreement with other justices

October Term 2014 (2014–2015)

Share of decided cases this term in which Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. voted on the same side of the judgment as each other justice
JusticeAgreementCases together
Clarence Thomas78%14 of 18
John G. Roberts, Jr.78%14 of 18
Antonin Scalia67%12 of 18
Stephen G. Breyer61%11 of 18
Anthony M. Kennedy56%10 of 18
Ruth Bader Ginsburg56%10 of 18
Sonia Sotomayor53%9 of 17
Elena Kagan44%8 of 18

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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