2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

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 2012 term statistics
8
 Majority or Plurality
5
 Concurrence
1
 Other
6
 Dissent
0
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 20
Bench opinions = 18 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Sotomayor, Kagan (13) Least joined by: Scalia (3)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
4-01



Delling v. Idaho • [full text] 568 U.S. ___ (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.
1-02



Lozman v. Riviera Beach 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

 admiralty jurisdiction  • status of floating house as "vessel" under Rules of Construction Act Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Kagan
Sotomayor
4-03



Bailey v. United States 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Fourth Amendment  • detention incident to the execution of a search warrant Thomas, Alito
Kennedy
 Scalia
1-04



Henderson v. United States 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure  • Rule 52(b)  • plain error Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
4-05



Clapper v. Amnesty International USA 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act  • Article III  • standing Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
1-06



Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

 copyright law  • first-sale doctrine  • domestic sale of foreign-published works Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Kagan
 Ginsburg
1-07



Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Class Action Fairness Act of 2005  • diversity jurisdiction  • amount in controversy Unanimous
2-08



Wos v. E. M. A. 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Medicaid anti-lien provision  • state recovery of tort awards for medical expenditures
Kennedy
 Roberts
4-09



Comcast Corp. v. Behrend 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 antitrust law  • class action certification Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
Breyer coauthored a dissent with Justice Ginsburg.
2-10



Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Alien Tort Statute  • extraterritoriality Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Roberts
 Kennedy
 Alito
1-10



Bullock v. BankChampaign, N. A. 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 bankruptcy law  • discharge of debt  • defalcation Unanimous
2-12



Arlington v. FCC 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Telecommunications Act of 1996  • Chevron deference to agency interpretation of its own statutory jurisdiction
Scalia
 Roberts
1-13



Trevino v. Thaler 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 ineffective assistance of counsel  • procedural default Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Roberts
 Scalia
2-14



Alleyne v. United States 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Sixth Amendment  • right to a jury trial  • mandatory minimum sentencing  • judicial factfinding
Thomas
 Sotomayor
 Roberts
 Alito
1-15



FTC v. Actavis, Inc. 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984  • Federal Trade Commission Act  • generic drugs Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Roberts
4-16



Salinas v. Texas 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Fifth Amendment  • self-incrimination Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
 Thomas
1-17



United States v. Kebodeaux 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act  • Necessary and Proper Clause Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Roberts
 Alito
 Scalia
 Thomas
4-18



Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act  • federal preemption  • product liability Kagan
Alito
 Sotomayor
2-19



Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Indian Child Welfare Act  • termination of parental rights
Alito
 Thomas
 Scalia
 Sotomayor
5-20



Gallow v. Cooper 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

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

References

Judicial opinions of Stephen Breyer
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Supreme Court of the United States 2012 term (October 1, 2012 - October 6, 2013)
Opinions by justice:
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