2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia

The 2015 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2015 and concluded October 2, 2016. This was the thirtieth and final term of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's tenure on the Court ; Scalia died on February 12 or 13, 2016.

Antonin Scalia 2015 term statistics

Majority or Plurality

Concurrence

Other

Dissent

Concurrence/dissent

Total =

Bench opinions = 5

Opinions relating to orders = 1

In-chambers opinions = 0

Unanimous opinions: 1

Most joined by: Thomas (5)

Least joined by: Sotomayor (1)

Type

Case

Citation

Issues

Joined by

Other opinions

Mullenix v. Luna

577 U.S. ___ (2015)

Fourth Amendment • use of deadly force in effecting arrest • qualified immunity

per curiam

Sotomayor

Rapelje v. Blackston

577 U.S. ___ (2015)

Sixth Amendment • Confrontation Clause • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996

Thomas, Alito

Scalia dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.

Shapiro v. McManus

577 U.S. ___ (2015)

congressional apportionment • three-judge panel review of constitutional challenges

Unanimous

Kansas v. Carr

577 U.S. ___ (2016)

Eighth Amendment • death penalty • jury instructions on standard of proof for mitigating factors

Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan

Sotomayor

Montgomery v. Louisiana

577 U.S. ___ (2016)

Eighth Amendment • mandatory life imprisonment of minors • retroactivity of new constitutional rules

Thomas, Alito

Kennedy

Thomas

FERC v. Electric Power Supply Assn.

577 U.S. ___ (2016)

Federal Power Act • regulation of electricity market • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order No. 745

Thomas

Kagan

References

2015 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved January 25, 2016 .
2015 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved January 25, 2016 .
2015 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved January 25, 2016 .

Judicial opinions of Antonin Scalia

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (August 17, 1982 – September 26, 1986); by calendar year

1982 1983 1984 1985 1986

Supreme Court of the United States (September 26, 1986 – February 12/13, 2016); by term

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Supreme Court of the United States 2015 term (October 5, 2015 – October 2, 2016)

Notable cases from the Roberts Court \| Complete table of 2015 opinions \| 2015 term per curiam opinions

Opinions by justice: Chief Justice Roberts \| Associate Justices Scalia (died Feb. 12/13, 2016) \| Kennedy \| Thomas \| Ginsburg \| Breyer \| Alito \| Sotomayor \| Kagan

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