The Supreme Court of the United States handed down fourteen per curiam opinions during its 2020 term, which began October 5, 2020 and concluded October 3, 2021.[1]

Because per curiam decisions are issued from the Court as an institution, these opinions all lack the attribution of authorship or joining votes to specific justices. All justices on the Court at the time the decision was handed down are assumed to have participated and concurred unless otherwise noted.

Court membership

Chief Justice: John Roberts

Associate Justices: Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett (confirmed Oct. 26, 2020)

Mckesson v. Doe

Full caption:DeRay Mckesson v. John Doe
Citations:592 U.S. ___
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592 U.S. ___
Decided November 2, 2020.
Fifth Circuit vacated and remanded.

Thomas dissented without separate opinion. Barrett did not participate in the consideration or decision of the case.

Taylor v. Riojas

Full caption:Trent Michael Taylor v. Robert Riojas, et al.
Citations:592 U.S. ___
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592 U.S. ___
Decided November 2, 2020.
Fifth Circuit vacated and remanded.

Thomas dissented without separate opinion. Alito filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Barrett did not participate in the consideration or decision of the case.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo

Full caption:Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, New York v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor Of New York
Citations:592 U.S. ___
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592 U.S. ___
Decided November 25, 2020.
Application for injunctive relief granted.

The Court ordered New York State enjoined from enforcing Executive Order 202.68 with respect to religious groups, pending appeals.

Consolidated with Agudath Israel of America, et al. v. Cuomo. Gorsuch and Kavanaugh filed concurrences. Roberts filed a dissent. Breyer filed a dissent, joined by Sotomayor and Kagan. Sotomayor filed a dissent, joined by Kagan.

Shinn v. Kayer

Full caption:David Shinn, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections v. George Russell Kayer
Citations:592 U.S. ___
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592 U.S. ___
Decided December 14, 2020.
Ninth Circuit vacated and remanded.

Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan dissented without separate opinion.

Trump v. New York

Full caption:Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. v. State of New York, et al.
Citations:592 U.S. ___
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592 U.S. ___
Argued November 30, 2020.
Decided December 18, 2020.
District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated and remanded with instructions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.

Breyer filed a dissent, joined by Sotomayor and Kagan.

Mays v. Hines

Full caption:Tony Mays, Warden v. Anthony Darrell Dugard Hines
Citations:592 U.S. ___
Prior history:Petition denied, Hines v. Carpenter, No. 05–00002 (M.D. Tenn. Mar. 16, 2015); rev'd, sub nom. Hines v. Mays, 814 Fed. Appx. 898 (6th Cir. 2020)
Laws applied:U.S. Const. amend. VI
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592 U.S. ___
Decided March 29, 2021.
Sixth Circuit reversed.

Sotomayor dissented without separate opinion.

Tandon v. Newsom

Full caption:Ritesh Tandon, et al. v. Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, et al.
Citations:593 U.S. ___
Prior history:Injunction denied, 2021 WL 1185157 (9th Cir. 2021)
Laws applied:U.S. Const. amend. I
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593 U.S. ___
Decided April 9, 2021.
Application for injunctive relief granted.

Roberts noted without separate opinion that he would deny the application. Kagan filed a dissent, joined by Breyer and Sotomayor.

Alaska v. Wright

Full caption:Alaska v. Sean Wright
Citations:593 U.S. ___
Prior history:Petition denied, D. Alaska rev'd, 819 Fed. Appx. 544 (9th Cir. 2020)
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593 U.S. ___
Decided April 26, 2021.
Ninth Circuit vacated and remanded.

Lombardo v. St. Louis

Full caption:Jody Lombardo, et al. v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, et al.
Citations:594 U.S. ___
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594 U.S. ___
Decided June 28, 2021.
Eighth Circuit vacated and remanded.

Alito filed a dissent, joined by Thomas and Gorsuch.

Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco

Full caption:Peyman Pakdel, et ux. v. City and County of San Francisco, California, et al.
Citations:594 U.S. ___
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594 U.S. ___
Decided June 28, 2021.
Ninth Circuit vacated and remanded.

Dunn v. Reeves

Full caption:Jefferson S. Dunn, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections v. Matthew Reeves
Citations:594 U.S. ___
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594 U.S. ___
Decided July 2, 2021.
Eleventh Circuit reversed and remanded.

Breyer dissented without separate opinion. Sotomayor filed a dissent, joined by Kagan.

Alabama Assn. of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Servs.

Full caption:Alabama Association of Realtors, et al. v. Department of Health and Human Services, et al.
Citations:594 U.S. ___
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594 U.S. ___
Decided August 26, 2021.
Application to vacate stay granted.

Breyer filed a dissent, joined by Sotomayor and Kagan.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The descriptions of two opinions have been omitted:
    • In Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer and White Sales, Inc., 592 U.S. ___ (2021), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted.
    • In Republic of Hungary v. Simon, 592 U.S. ___ (2021), the Court vacated the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's judgment and remanded for further proceedings consistent with Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp, 592 U.S. ___ (2021), which was handed down the same day.

References

  • "2020 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
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