Supreme Court Decisions Since 2017 Involving Rights Expansion/Contraction

Note: This is a pattern‑oriented, rights‑impact list, not a comprehensive docket.
Terms are grouped roughly by decision year (2017–2023).

1. 2017–2018 Term

1.1 Trump v. Hawaii (2018) — Immigration / Executive Power

Holding: Upheld the presidential travel ban.
Rights Impact: Contraction (immigration/entry, anti‑discrimination claims).
Vote: 5–4
Majority: Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch
Dissent: Sotomayor, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan

1.2 Janus v. AFSCME (2018) — Labor / Speech

Holding: Public‑sector unions cannot collect agency fees from non‑members.
Rights Impact: Contraction (collective labor power); Expansion (individual anti‑compelled‑speech claim).
Vote: 5–4
Majority: Alito, Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Gorsuch
Dissent: Kagan, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor

1.3 Carpenter v. United States (2018) — Privacy / Fourth Amendment

Holding: Warrant required for historical cell‑site location data.
Rights Impact: Expansion (digital privacy).
Vote: 5–4
Majority: Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Dissent: Kennedy, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch

2. 2018–2019 Term

2.1 Rucho v. Common Cause (2019) — Voting / Representation

Holding: Federal courts cannot hear partisan gerrymandering claims (non‑justiciable).
Rights Impact: Contraction (remedy for representational harm).
Vote: 5–4
Majority: Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Dissent: Kagan, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor

2.2 American Legion v. American Humanist Ass’n (2019) — Religion / Establishment

Holding: Large cross on public land did not violate Establishment Clause.
Rights Impact: Expansion (government latitude for religious symbols); Contraction (strict separation).
Vote: 7–2 (fractured opinions)
Core Majority to Uphold Cross: Alito, Roberts, Breyer, Kagan, Kavanaugh, Thomas, Gorsuch
Dissent: Ginsburg, Sotomayor

3. 2019–2020 Term

3.1 Bostock v. Clayton County (2020) — LGBTQ+ / Employment

Holding: Title VII covers discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Rights Impact: Expansion (employment protections).
Vote: 6–3
Majority: Gorsuch, Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Dissent: Alito, Thomas, Kavanaugh

3.2 DHS v. Regents of the Univ. of California (DACA) (2020) — Immigration / Due Process

Holding: Attempted rescission of DACA was arbitrary and capricious.
Rights Impact: Protection / Temporary Preservation (no new right, but prevents abrupt loss).
Vote: 5–4
Majority: Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Dissent: Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh

3.3 June Medical Services v. Russo (2020) — Abortion

Holding: Struck down Louisiana admitting‑privileges law (undue burden).
Rights Impact: Short‑term Preservation of abortion access (later reversed in Dobbs).
Vote: 5–4
Plurality: Breyer, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Concurrence in Judgment: Roberts
Dissent: Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh

4. 2020–2021 Term

4.1 Brnovich v. DNC (2021) — Voting Rights Act / Elections

Holding: Upheld Arizona voting rules; adopted restrictive factors for Section 2 claims.
Rights Impact: Contraction (VRA enforcement; remedy for discriminatory effects).
Vote: 6–3
Majority: Alito, Roberts, Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
Dissent: Kagan, Breyer, Sotomayor

4.2 Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid (2021) — Labor / Property

Holding: Union access regulation was a per se taking.
Rights Impact: Contraction (organizing access); Expansion (property rights).
Vote: 6–3
Majority: Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
Dissent: Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan

4.3 Mahanoy Area School Dist. v. B.L. (2021) — Student Speech

Holding: School could not punish off‑campus social media speech in this case.
Rights Impact: Expansion (student speech protection off‑campus).
Vote: 8–1
Majority: Breyer, Roberts, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
Dissent: Thomas

5. 2021–2022 Term

5.1 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org. (2022) — Abortion / Substantive Due Process

Holding: Overruled Roe and Casey; no federal constitutional right to abortion.
Rights Impact: Major Contraction (reproductive autonomy; bodily autonomy framework).
Vote: 6–3 (upholding Mississippi law); 5–4 (explicitly overruling Roe)
Core Majority to Overrule Roe: Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
Concurrence in Judgment Only (re: Roe): Roberts
Dissent: Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan

5.2 New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen (2022) — Guns / Second Amendment

Holding: Struck down New York’s “proper cause” requirement for public carry permits.
Rights Impact: Expansion (individual gun rights; new historical‑tradition test).
Vote: 6–3
Majority: Thomas, Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
Dissent: Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan

5.3 Kennedy v. Bremerton School District (2022) — Religion / Speech

Holding: Coach’s post‑game prayer on the field protected by Free Exercise and Free Speech.
Rights Impact: Expansion (religious expression in public employment); Contraction (strict Establishment separation).
Vote: 6–3
Majority: Gorsuch, Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh, Barrett
Dissent: Sotomayor, Breyer, Kagan

5.4 Carson v. Makin (2022) — Religion / School Funding

Holding: Maine cannot exclude religious schools from tuition assistance once it funds private schools.
Rights Impact: Expansion (religious access to public funds); Contraction (state separation discretion).
Vote: 6–3
Majority: Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
Dissent: Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan

5.5 West Virginia v. EPA (2022) — Environment / Administrative Power

Holding: Limited EPA’s authority to regulate power‑plant emissions under “major questions” doctrine.
Rights Impact: Contraction (regulatory capacity to protect environmental/health interests); Expansion (judicial constraint on agencies).
Vote: 6–3
Majority: Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
Dissent: Kagan, Breyer, Sotomayor

5.6 Vega v. Tekoh (2022) — Criminal Procedure / Miranda

Holding: No §1983 damages action for failure to give Miranda warnings.
Rights Impact: Contraction (remedy for Miranda violations).
Vote: 6–3
Majority: Alito, Roberts, Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
Dissent: Kagan, Breyer, Sotomayor

6. 2022–2023 Term

6.1 Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard & UNC (2023) — Equal Protection / Education

Holding: Struck down race‑conscious admissions programs.
Rights Impact: Contraction (race‑conscious remedial tools); Reframing of equal protection as race‑blind.
Vote: 6–3 (UNC), 6–2 (Harvard; Jackson recused)
Majority: Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
Dissent: Sotomayor, Kagan, Jackson (UNC); Sotomayor, Kagan (Harvard)

6.2 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (2023) — Speech / Anti‑Discrimination

Holding: Website designer cannot be compelled to create same‑sex wedding sites.
Rights Impact: Expansion (speech rights of business owners); Contraction (anti‑discrimination enforcement scope).
Vote: 6–3
Majority: Gorsuch, Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh, Barrett
Dissent: Sotomayor, Kagan, Jackson

6.3 Moore v. Harper (2023) — Elections / State Power

Holding: Rejected strong “independent state legislature” theory; state courts can review federal election rules.
Rights Impact: Protection / Expansion (judicial checks on state election rules).
Vote: 6–3
Majority: Roberts, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, Barrett, Jackson
Dissent: Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch

6.4 Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters (2023) — Labor / Strikes

Holding: Employer’s state tort suit against union not necessarily preempted by federal labor law.
Rights Impact: Contraction (strike protection; increased liability risk).
Vote: 8–1 (on narrow grounds)
Majority: Barrett, Roberts, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, Jackson, Alito, Gorsuch
Dissent: Thomas

6.5 Haaland v. Brackeen (2023) — Tribal Sovereignty / Family Law

Holding: Upheld Indian Child Welfare Act against constitutional challenges.
Rights Impact: Expansion/Protection (tribal sovereignty; Native family integrity).
Vote: 7–2
Majority: Barrett, Roberts, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Jackson
Dissent: Thomas, Alito

6.6 Allen v. Milligan (2023) — Voting Rights Act / Redistricting

Holding: Alabama’s map likely violated Section 2; required additional majority‑Black district.
Rights Impact: Protection / Limited Expansion (VRA Section 2 viability).
Vote: 5–4
Majority: Roberts, Kavanaugh, Sotomayor, Kagan, Jackson
Dissent: Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett

6.7 Groff v. DeJoy (2023) — Religion / Workplace Accommodation

Holding: Raised standard for denying religious accommodations (more demanding than “de minimis”).
Rights Impact: Expansion (religious accommodation rights).
Vote: 9–0 (unanimous in result, with clarification).

6.8 Counterman v. Colorado (2023) — Speech / Threats

Holding: “True threats” require at least recklessness regarding the threatening nature of speech.
Rights Impact: Expansion (speech protection; higher mens rea threshold).
Vote: 7–2
Majority: Kagan, Roberts, Alito, Kavanaugh, Jackson, Sotomayor, Kavanaugh (double‑listed in some summaries; core: Kagan‑led coalition)
Dissent: Thomas, Barrett

(Note: Opinions in this case are somewhat fractured; the key pattern is a majority raising the mental‑state requirement.)