Voting record
How Sonia Sotomayor voted in the October Term 2014 (2014–2015)
Associate Justice16 tracked case votes
Term at a glance
- Majority
- 14
- Concurrence
- 0
- Dissent
- 2
- Recusal
- 0
- Authored
- 4
- Majority14
- Concurrence0
- Dissent2
- Recused0
Every tracked vote
Housing discrimination without intentTexas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.Decided Vote Majority13-1371Force against pretrial detaineesMichael B. Kingsley v. Stan HendricksonDecided Vote Majority14-6368Knowing a drug is controlledStephen Dominick McFadden v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority14-378Reasons for visa denialsJohn F. Kerry, Secretary of State v. Fauzia DinDecided Vote Dissent13-1402Drug paraphernalia and deportationMoones Mellouli v. Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney GeneralDecided Vote Majority13-1034Tax credits for out-of-state incomeComptroller of the Treasury of Maryland v. Brian Wynne, et ux.Decided Vote Majority13-485Review 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 Majority13-534Destroying fish during investigationsJohn L. Yates v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority13-7451Religious 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 Majority13-854Traffic stops for legal mistakesNicholas Brady Heien v. North CarolinaDecided Vote DissentAuthored13-604Proof 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 MajorityAuthored13-517
Agreement with other justices
| Justice | Agreement | Cases together |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen G. Breyer | 94% | 15 of 16 |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | 88% | 14 of 16 |
| Anthony M. Kennedy | 75% | 12 of 16 |
| Elena Kagan | 75% | 12 of 16 |
| John G. Roberts, Jr. | 75% | 12 of 16 |
| Samuel A. Alito, Jr. | 56% | 9 of 16 |
| Antonin Scalia | 50% | 8 of 16 |
| Clarence Thomas | 38% | 6 of 16 |
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.