2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

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The 2018 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2018, and concluded October 6, 2019. This was the twenty-fifth term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court. Stephen Breyer, SCOTUS photo portrait.jpg
Stephen Breyer 2018 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
2
Concurrence
2
Other
9
Dissent
4
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 25
Bench opinions = 20Opinions relating to orders = 5In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Ginsburg (14 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh (4)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
501



Reynolds v. Florida586 U.S. ___ (2018)

Eighth Amendment   capital punishment   jury instructions
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Thomas
Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
102



United States v. Stitt 586 U.S. ___ (2018)

Armed Career Criminal Act   definition of "burglary" as prior convictionUnanimous
403



Jam v. International Finance Corp. 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

International Organizations Immunities Act   relationship to Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
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Roberts
Kavanaugh did not participate.
104



Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc. 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Yakama Nation Treaty of 1855   state taxation of fuel importersSotomayor, Kagan
405



Nielsen v. Preap 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996   detention of aliens without bond for commission of certain crimesGinsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Alito
106



Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act   nonjudicial foreclosure proceedingsUnanimous
107



Lorenzo v. SEC 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

securities fraud   SEC Rule 10b-5   dissemination of false or misleading statementsRoberts, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
408



Bucklew v. Precythe 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Eighth Amendment   death penalty   challenges to method of executionGinsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan (in part)
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Gorsuch
409



Dunn v. Price587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Eighth Amendment   capital punishment   risk of substantial pain and sufferingGinsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Breyer dissented from the Court's grant of application to vacate stay of execution.
410



Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Federal Arbitration Act   contractual agreement to class action arbitration
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Roberts
411



Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

sovereign immunity   private suits against states in courts of other statesGinsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Thomas
112



Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

FDA approval of pharmaceutical labeling   preemption of state failure-to-warn lawThomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch
413



Price v. Dunn587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Eighth Amendment   death penalty   challenges to method of executionGinsburg; Sotomayor, Kagan (in part)
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of application for stay of execution.
114



Taggart v. Lorenzen 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

bankruptcy law   Chapter 7   civil contempt for violation of discharge order Unanimous
415



Azar v. Allina Health Services 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Medicare Act   notice-and-comment rulemaking requirement
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Gorsuch
416



Return Mail, Inc. v. Postal Service 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

patent law   Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011   eligibility of federal government to initiate Patent Trial and Appeal Board post-patent issuance reviewGinsburg, Kagan
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Sotomayor
517



Al-Alwi v. Trump587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Authorization for Use of Military Force   indefinite detention of enemy combatants
Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
118



PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton Harris Chiropractic, Inc. 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991   unsolicited advertisement by fax   Administrative Orders Review Act Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
219



American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

First Amendment   Establishment Clause   cross as public war memorialKagan
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Alito
120



Rehaif v. United States 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

federal firearms laws   firearm possession by alien in country illegally   scienter Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
321



Iancu v. Brunetti 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

trademark law   Lanham Act   registration of immoral or scandalous trademarks   First Amendment   free speech
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Kagan
322



Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Freedom of Information Act   confidential commercial information exemptionGinsburg, Sotomayor
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Gorsuch
223



United States v. Haymond 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Fifth Amendment   Sixth Amendment   right to jury trial   mandatory minimum sentence for possession of child pornography   judicial finding of fact
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Gorsuch
324



Department of Commerce v. New York 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

addition of citizenship question to 2020 United States Census   Article I   Enumeration Clause   Administrative Procedures Act   Article III   standing Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Roberts
325



Trump v. Sierra Club 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Trump wall   National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States   irreparable harm
Breyer concurred in part and dissented in part from the Court's grant of application for stay.

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