2013 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

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The 2013 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2013, and concluded October 5, 2014. This was the twentieth term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court. Stephen Breyer, SCOTUS photo portrait.jpg
Stephen Breyer 2013 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
1
Concurrence
1
Other
7
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 17
Bench opinions = 15Opinions relating to orders = 2In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Sotomayor (11 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Alito (4)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
401



Planned Parenthood of Greater Tex. Surgical Health Services v. Abbott571 U.S. ___ (2013)

restrictions on abortion providers   physician admitting privileges requirementGinsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Scalia
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of an application to vacate a stay.
402



Unite Here Local 355 v. Mulhall 571 U.S. ___ (2013)

Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 Sotomayor, Kagan
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per curiam
Breyer dissented from the Court's dismissal of certiorari as improvidently granted.
103



Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC 571 U.S. ___ (2014)

patent law   Declaratory Judgment Act   subject-matter jurisdiction   burden of proof Unanimous
104



Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice 571 U.S. ___ (2014)

Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998   preclusion of state-law class actions   connection between misrepresentation and sale of securityRoberts, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Thomas
105



BG Group plc v. Republic of Argentina 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

consent to arbitration by treaty   Federal Arbitration Act Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Kagan; Sotomayor (in part)
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Sotomayor
406



McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

First Amendment   campaign finance reform   Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971   Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002   aggregate campaign contribution limitsGinsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Roberts
507



Hussain v. Obama572 U.S. ___ (2014)

Authorization for Use of Military Force   detention of enemy combatants
Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
208



Schuette v. BAMN 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

Michigan Civil Rights Initiative   Fourteenth Amendment   Equal Protection Clause   racial preferences in college admission
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Kennedy
409



White v. Woodall 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

Fifth Amendment   privilege against self-incrimination   adverse inference from defendant's failure to testify   limitations on habeas corpus   unreasonable application of clearly established federal lawGinsburg, Sotomayor
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Scalia
410



Town of Greece v. Galloway 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

First Amendment   Establishment Clause   legislative prayer
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Kennedy
111



Robers v. United States 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 Unanimous
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Sotomayor
412



Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

copyright   statute of limitations   laches Roberts, Kennedy
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Ginsburg
313



Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

Clean Air Act   regulation of greenhouse gases   Prevention of Significant Deterioration permits for stationary pollution emittersGinsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Scalia
114



Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974   breach of fiduciary duty of prudenceUnanimous
115



American Broadcasting Cos. v. Aereo, Inc. 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

copyright law   digital redistribution of broadcast television   right to publicly perform copyrighted worksRoberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Scalia
116



NLRB v. Noel Canning 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

recess appointments Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Scalia
417



Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

Religious Freedom Restoration Act   Affordable Care Act   contraceptive mandate   religious-based objection by for-profit corporation
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Alito
Signed jointly with Kagan.

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