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2021 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

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The 2021 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 4, 2021, and concluded October 2, 2022. The table below illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion.

Table key

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 Delivered the Court's opinion

Joined the Court's opinion

Filed a concurrence

Joined a concurrence

Filed a dissent

Joined a dissent

Filed a concurrence/dissent

Joined a concurrence/dissent

Filed a statement

Joined a statement

Did not participate in the decision
  • Decisions that do not note an argument date were decided without oral argument. Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's opinion are per curiam.
  • Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices frequently join multiple opinions in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly.
  • An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality. An asterisk in a joining vote denotes that the justice joined it only in part.
  • A dash ( - ) denotes that the Justice voted without filing or joining an opinion.

2021 term opinions

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# Case name and citation Argued Decided Roberts Thomas Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan Gorsuch Kavanaugh Barrett
1 Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna, 595 U.S. 1October 18, 2021
2 City of Tahlequah v. Bond, 595 U.S. 9October 18, 2021
3 Mississippi v. Tennessee, 595 U.S. 15October 4, 2021November 22, 2021
4 Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson, 595 U.S. 30November 1, 2021December 10, 2021
2
*1
23
23
23
*
5 United States v. Texas,[1] 595 U.S. 74November 1, 2021December 10, 2021
-
6 Babcock v. Kijakazi, 595 U.S. 77October 13, 2021January 13, 2022
7 Biden v. Missouri, 595 U.S. 87January 7, 2022January 13, 2022
12
12
12
12
8 National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 595 U.S. 109January 7, 2022January 13, 2022
9 Hemphill v. New York, 595 U.S. 140October 5, 2021January 20, 2022
10 Hughes v. Northwestern University, 595 U.S. 170December 6, 2021January 24, 2022
11 Unicolors, Inc v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, LP, 595 U.S. 178November 8, 2021February 24, 2022
*
12 United States v. Zubaydah, 595 U.S. 195October 6, 2021March 3, 2022
*1
*
*1
*
*2
*2
13 Cameron v. EMW Women's Surgical Center, P.S.C., 595 U.S. 267October 12, 2021March 3, 2022
1
2
2
14 United States v. Tsarnaev, 595 U.S. 302October 13, 2021March 4, 2022
*
*
15 Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga, 595 U.S. 344November 8, 2021March 4, 2022
16 Wooden v. United States, 595 U.S. 360October 4, 2021March 7, 2022
*3
*
14*
4
2
*3
17 Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, 595 U.S. 398March 23, 2022
18 Ramirez v. Collier, 595 U.S. 411November 9, 2021March 24, 2022
1
2
19 Houston Community College System v. Wilson, 595 U.S. 468November 2, 2021March 24, 2022
20 Badgerow v. Walters, 596 U.S. 1November 2, 2021March 31, 2022
21 Thompson v. Clark, 596 U.S. 36October 12, 2021April 4, 2022
22 City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC, 596 U.S. 61November 10, 2021April 21, 2022
23 Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation, 596 U.S. 107January 18, 2022April 21, 2022
24 Brown v. Davenport, 596 U.S. 118October 5, 2021April 21, 2022
25 United States v. Vaello Madero, 596 U.S. 159October 5, 2021April 21, 2022
1
2
26 Boechler v. Commissioner, 596 U.S. 199January 12, 2022April 21, 2022
27 Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., 596 U.S. 212November 30, 2021April 28, 2022
28 LeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Company,[2] 596 U.S. 242March 28, 2022April 28, 2022
29 Shurtleff v. Boston, 596 U.S. 243January 18, 2022May 2, 2022
23
2
23
1
30 FEC v. Ted Cruz for Senate, 596 U.S. 289January 19, 2022May 16, 2022
31 Patel v. Garland, 596 U.S. 328December 6, 2021May 16, 2022
32 Shinn v. Ramirez, 596 U.S. 366December 8, 2021May 23, 2022
33 Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., 596 U.S. 411March 21, 2022May 23, 2022
34 Gallardo v. Marstiller, 596 U.S. 420January 10, 2022June 6, 2022
35 Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 596 U.S. 450March 28, 2022June 6, 2022
36 Siegel v. Fitzgerald, 596 U.S. 464April 18, 2022June 6, 2022
37 Egbert v. Boule, 596 U.S. 482March 2, 2022June 8, 2022
38 Kemp v. United States, 596 U.S. 528April 19, 2022June 13, 2022
39 Garland v. Gonzalez, 596 U.S. 543January 11, 2022June 13, 2022
*
40 Johnson v. Arteaga-Martinez, 596 U.S. 573January 11, 2022June 13, 2022
*
41 Denezpi v. United States, 596 U.S. 591February 22, 2022June 13, 2022
*
*
42 ZF Automotive U. S., Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd., 596 U.S. 619March 23, 2022June 13, 2022
43 Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 596 U.S. 639March 30, 2022June 15, 2022
*2*
1
*2
*2
44 Golan v. Saada, 596 U.S. 666March 22, 2022June 15, 2022
45 Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas, 596 U.S. 685February 22, 2022June 15, 2022
46 American Hospital Association v. Becerra, 596 U.S. 724November 30, 2021June 15, 2022
47 George v. McDonough, 596 U.S. 740April 19, 2022June 15, 2022
2
12*
2
48 Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco,[3] 596 U.S. 763February 23, 2022June 15, 2022
49 Carson v. Makin, 596 U.S. 767December 8, 2021June 21, 2022
1
1*2
1
50 Shoop v. Twyford, 596 U.S. 811April 26, 2022June 21, 2022
1
1
1
2
51 United States v. Washington, 596 U.S. 832April 18, 2022June 21, 2022
52 United States v. Taylor, 596 U.S. 845December 7, 2021June 21, 2022
1
2
53 Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc., 596 U.S. 880March 1, 2022June 21, 2022
54 New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1November 3, 2021June 23, 2022
2
1
2
3
55 Vega v. Tekoh, 597 U.S. 134March 21, 2022June 23, 2022
56 Nance v. Ward, 597 U.S. 159April 25, 2022June 23, 2022
57 Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, 597 U.S. 179March 21, 2022June 23, 2022
58 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215December 1, 2021June 24, 2022
3
1
2
59 Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, For Valley Hospital Medical Center, 597 U.S. 424November 29, 2021June 24, 2022
60 Ruan v. United States, 597 U.S. 450March 1, 2022June 27, 2022
*
61 Concepcion v. United States, 597 U.S. 481January 19, 2022June 27, 2022
62 Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, 597 U.S. 507April 25, 2022June 27, 2022
1
2
*
63 Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety, 597 U.S. 580March 29, 2022June 29, 2022
64 Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, 597 U.S. 629April 27, 2022June 29, 2022
65 West Virginia v. EPA, 597 U.S. 697February 28, 2022June 30, 2022
66 Biden v. Texas, 597 U.S. 785April 26, 2022June 30, 2022
12*
12*
12*
2
# Case name and citation Argued Decided Roberts Thomas Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan Gorsuch Kavanaugh Barrett

2021 term membership and statistics

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This was the seventeenth term of Chief Justice Roberts's tenure. Justice Breyer retired on June 30, 2022, making it the second and final (and also the only full) term with the same membership. The seat was filled by Ketanji Brown Jackson on the same day.

Justice Appointment history Agreement with judgment Opinions filed
Seniority Name President Date confirmed % # Total
Chief Justice John Roberts George W. Bush September 29, 2005 93.9% 62/66 8 2 1 1 12
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas George H. W. Bush October 15, 1991 80.3% 53/66 7 6 1 8 22
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer Bill Clinton August 3, 1994 66.7% 44/66 6 1 1 8 16
Associate Justice Samuel Alito George W. Bush January 31, 2006 83.3% 55/66 6 5 1 4 16
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Barack Obama August 6, 2009 57.6% 38/66 7 4 3 11 25
Associate Justice Elena Kagan Barack Obama August 7, 2010 66.7% 44/66 6 2 1 7 16
Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch Donald Trump April 7, 2017 75.8% 50/66 7 6 0 8 21
Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh Donald Trump October 6, 2018 95.5% 63/66 5 8 0 2 15
Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett Donald Trump October 26, 2020 90.5% 57/63 6 4 0 2 12
Totals
58 38 8 45 149


Notes

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  1. ^ In United States v. Texas, 595 U.S. ___ (2021), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted.
  2. ^ The Court's per curiam opinion in LeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, 596 U.S. ___ (2022), noted that the judgment was affirmed by an equally divided Court.
  3. ^ In Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco, 596 U.S. ___ (2022), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted.

References

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  • "2021 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  • "2021 Term Court Calendar" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
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