2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

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The 2012 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2012, and concluded October 6, 2013. This was the nineteenth term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court. Stephen Breyer, SCOTUS photo portrait.jpg
Stephen Breyer 2012 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
5
Concurrence
1
Other
6
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 20
Bench opinions = 18Opinions relating to orders = 2In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Sotomayor, Kagan (13) Least joined by: Scalia (3)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
101



Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach 568 U.S. 115, 118–33 (2013)

admiralty jurisdiction   status of floating house as "vessel" under Rules of Construction Act Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Kagan
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Sotomayor
402



Bailey v. United States 568 U.S. 186, 206–14 (2013)

Fourth Amendment   detention incident to the execution of a search warrant Thomas, Alito
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Kennedy
103



Henderson v. United States 568 U.S. 266, 268–79 (2013)

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure   Rule 52(b)   plain error Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Scalia
404



Clapper v. Amnesty International USA 568 U.S. 398, 422–41 (2013)

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act   Article III   standing Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Alito
105



Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 568 U.S. 519, 523–54 (2013)

copyright law   first-sale doctrine   domestic sale of foreign-published worksRoberts, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Kagan
106



Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles 568 U.S. 588, 590–96 (2013)

Class Action Fairness Act of 2005   diversity jurisdiction   amount in controversy Unanimous
207



Wos v. E. M. A. 568 U.S. 627, 644–46 (2013)

Medicaid anti-lien provision   state recovery of tort awards for medical expenditures
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Kennedy
408



Delling v. Idaho  [ full text ]568 U.S. 1038, 1039–41 (2012)

insanity defense Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari, believing the Court should have reviewed whether Idaho's modification of the insanity defense violated the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause.
409



Comcast Corp. v. Behrend 569 U.S. 27, 38–49 (2013)

antitrust law   class action certification Sotomayor, Kagan
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Scalia
Signed jointly with Ginsburg.
210



Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. 569 U.S. 108, 127–40 (2013)

Alien Tort Statute   extraterritoriality Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Roberts
110



Bullock v. BankChampaign, N. A. 569 U.S. 267, 269–77 (2013)

bankruptcy law   discharge of debt   defalcation Unanimous
212



Arlington v. FCC 569 U.S. 290, 308–12 (2013)

Telecommunications Act of 1996   Chevron deference to agency interpretation of its own statutory jurisdiction
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Scalia
113



Trevino v. Thaler 569 U.S. 413, 416–29 (2013)

ineffective assistance of counsel   procedural default Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Roberts
214



Alleyne v. United States 570 U.S. 99, 122–24 (2013)

Sixth Amendment   right to a jury trial   mandatory minimum sentencing   judicial factfinding
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Thomas
115



FTC v. Actavis, Inc. 570 U.S. 136, 140–60 (2013)

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984   Federal Trade Commission Act   generic drugs Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Roberts
416



Salinas v. Texas 570 U.S. 178, 193–204 (2013)

Fifth Amendment   self-incrimination Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Alito
117



United States v. Kebodeaux 570 U.S. 387, 389–99 (2013)

Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act   Necessary and Proper Clause Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Roberts
418



Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett 570 U.S. 472, 493–96 (2013)

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act   federal preemption   product liability Kagan
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Alito
219



Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl 570 U.S. 637, 666–67 (2013)

Indian Child Welfare Act   termination of parental rights
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Alito
520



Gallow v. Cooper570 U.S. 933, 933–34 (2013)

ineffective assistance of counsel Sotomayor
Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.

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