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Voting record

How Samuel A. Alito, Jr. voted in the October Term 2017 (2017–2018)

Associate Justice69 tracked case votes

Term at a glance

October Term 2017 (2017–2018)

Majority
54
Concurrence
1
Dissent
14
Recusal
0
Authored
15
  • Majority54
  • Concurrence1
  • Dissent14
  • Recused0
On the winning side of the judgment in 80% of 69 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 MajorityAuthored16-1466National 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 MajorityAuthored17-586Lost 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 DissentAuthored16-1423Cell 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 DissentAuthored17-459South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.Decided Vote Majority17-494Wisconsin Central Ltd. v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority17-530Partisan gerrymanderingGill v. WhitfordDecided Vote Majority16-1161Rosales-Mireles v. United StatesDecided Vote Dissent16-9493Lozman 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 Majority16-1435Sveen v. MelinDecided Vote Majority16-1432Removing inactive votersHusted v. A. Philip Randolph InstituteDecided Vote MajorityAuthored16-980Washington 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 Dissent17-155Drug sentence reductionsKoons v. United StatesDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-5716Collins v. VirginiaDecided Vote DissentAuthored16-1027Statements 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 Dissent17-387Byrd v. United StatesDecided Vote MajorityAuthored16-1371State power over sports bettingMurphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn.Decided Vote MajorityAuthored16-476McCoy v. LouisianaDecided Vote DissentAuthored16-8255Shackling before trialUnited States v. Sanchez-GomezDecided Vote Majority17-312Limits on wiretap ordersDahda v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority17-43Company 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 Majority16-712Deciding all patent claimsSAS Institute Inc. v. IancuDecided Vote Majority16-969Vague deportation rulesSessions v. DimayaDecided Vote Dissent15-1498Federal review of state rulingsWilson v. SellersDecided Vote Dissent16-6855United 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 Dissent16-1144Funding for death row appealsAyestas v. DavisDecided Vote MajorityAuthored16-6795Securities 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 MajorityAuthored15-1204Patchak v. ZinkeDecided Vote Majority16-498Protection 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 Concurrence16-1276Class v. United StatesDecided Vote DissentAuthored16-424Seizing 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 Dissent16-460Keith 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 Samuel A. Alito, Jr. voted on the same side of the judgment as each other justice
JusticeAgreementCases together
Clarence Thomas94%65 of 69
Anthony M. Kennedy82%56 of 68
Neil Gorsuch82%54 of 66
John G. Roberts, Jr.78%54 of 69
Elena Kagan57%38 of 67
Ruth Bader Ginsburg55%38 of 69
Stephen G. Breyer52%36 of 69
Sonia Sotomayor51%35 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.

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