2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice Stephen Breyer during the 2009 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which began October 5, 2009 and concluded October 3, 2010. This was the sixteenth term of Breyer’s tenure on the Court.
Stephen Breyer 2009 term statistics
9
 Majority or Plurality
6
 Concurrence
0
 Other
7
 Dissent
2
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 24
Bench opinions = 24 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous decisions: 1 Most joined by: Ginsburg (16) Least joined by: Scalia, Thomas (6)
Case Issue Joined by


 Alvarez v. Smith
558 U.S. ___ (2009)
 Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor; Stevens (in part)


 Smith v. Spisak
558 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor; Stevens (in part)


 Hollingsworth v. Perry
558 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Stevens, Ginsburg, Sotomayor


 Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York
559 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Stevens, Kennedy


 Hertz Corp. v. Friend
559 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Unanimous


 Conkright v. Frommert
559 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Stevens, Ginsburg


 Perdue v. Kenny A.
559 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Stevens, Ginsburg, Sotomayor


 Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA
559 U.S. ___ (2010)


Merck & Co. v. Reynolds
559 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor


 Salazar v. Buono
559 U.S. ___ (2010)
 First Amendment: Establishment Clause


United States v. Comstock
560 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Roberts, Stevens, Ginsburg, Sotomayor


 United States v. Marcus
560 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito


 Alabama v. North Carolina
560 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Roberts


 Barber v. Thomas
560 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor


 Dolan v. United States
560 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor


 Holland v. Florida
560 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor


 Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection
560 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Ginsburg


 Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project
561 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Ginsburg, Sotomayor


 Doe v. Reed
561 U.S. ___ (2010)


Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd.
561 U.S. ___ (2010)


Magwood v. Patterson
561 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Stevens


 Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Bd.
561 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Stevens, Ginsburg, Sotomayor


 Bilski v. Kappos
561 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Scalia (in part)


 McDonald v. Chicago
561 U.S. ___ (2010)
 Ginsburg, Sotomayor

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