2013 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

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 2013 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
1
Concurrence
1
Other
7
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissent Total = 17
Bench opinions = 15 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Sotomayor (11 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Alito (4)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions



Planned Parenthood of Greater Tex. Surgical Health Services v. Abbott 571 U.S. ___ (2013)

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



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

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



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

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



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 security Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Thomas
Kennedy



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)
Sotomayor
Roberts



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 limits Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Roberts
Thomas



Hussain v. Obama 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

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



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

Michigan Civil Rights Initiative   Fourteenth Amendment   Equal Protection Clause   racial preferences in college admission
Kennedy
Roberts
Scalia
Sotomayor



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 law Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Scalia



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

First Amendment   Establishment Clause   legislative prayer
Kennedy
Thomas
Alito
Kagan



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

Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 Unanimous
Sotomayor



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

copyright   statute of limitations   laches Roberts, Kennedy
Ginsburg



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 emitters Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
Alito



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

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974   breach of fiduciary duty of prudence Unanimous



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

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



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

recess appointments Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia



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
Alito
Kennedy
Ginsburg
Jointly authored with Justice Kagan.

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