2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

The 2015 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2015 and concluded October 2, 2016. This was the twenty-second term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court .
Stephen Breyer 2015 term statistics
8
 Majority or Plurality
6
 Concurrence
0
 Other
8
 Dissent
1
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 23
Bench opinions = 16 Opinions relating to orders = 7 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Ginsburg (9) Least joined by: Scalia (1)[1]
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
4-01



Correll v. Florida 577 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty
Sotomayor
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari and application for stay of execution.
1-02



DIRECTV, Inc. v. Imburgia 577 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Federal Arbitration Act Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito, Kagan
Thomas
 Ginsburg
2-03



Hurst v. Florida 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

 death penalty  • Sixth Amendment  • right to a jury trial  • judicial factfinding of aggravating circumstances after jury advisory recommendation
Sotomayor
 Alito
4-04



Brooks v. Alabama 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

 death penalty
Sotomayor
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of a stay of execution and a petition for certiorari.
2-05



Gobeille v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974  • preemption of state law health care disclosure requirements
Kennedy
 Thomas
 Ginsburg
1-06



Luis v. United States 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 pretrial asset freezing  • Sixth Amendment  • right to counsel of one's choice Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Thomas
 Kennedy
 Kagan
1-07



Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 taxpayer lawsuit against State in court of another State  • Full Faith and Credit Clause Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Roberts
1-08



Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 legislative redistricting  • Voting Rights Act  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause Unanimous[2]
1-09



Heffernan v. City of Paterson 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 First Amendment  • free speech by government employees  • demotion based on employer's factual mistake regarding engagement in protected activity Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Thomas
2-10



Ocasio v. United States 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Hobbs Act  • conspiracy
Alito
 Thomas
 Sotomayor
4-11



Boyer v. Davis 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • decades-long delay in carrying out execution
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
1-12



Wittman v. Personhuballah 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 legislative redistricting  • Article III  • standing Unanimous[2]
4-13



Tucker v. Louisiana 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty Ginsburg
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
2-14



Ross v. Blake 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995  • exhaustion of remedies
Kagan
 Thomas
4-15



Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Double Jeopardy Clause  • sovereignty of Puerto Rico Sotomayor
Kagan
 Thomas
 Ginsburg
2-16



Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc. 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

 patent law  • Patent Act of 1952  • enhanced damages for infringement Kennedy, Alito
Roberts
1-17



Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Leahy-Smith America Invents Act  • appealability of decision to conduct inter partes review Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Kagan; Alito, Sotomayor (in part)
Thomas
 Alito
3-18



RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act  • extraterritorial application
Alito
 Ginsburg
4-19



Mathis v. United States 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Armed Career Criminal Act  • sentence enhancement for prior convictions Ginsburg
Kagan
 Kennedy
 Thomas
 Alito
1-20



Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Fourteenth Amendment  • abortion  • regulation of abortion providers  • Texas Senate Bill 5  • res judicata Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Ginsburg
 Thomas
 Alito
4-21



Conner v. Sellers 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • lengthy delay in carrying out execution
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of an application for a stay of execution and of certiorari.
4-22



Conner v. Sellers 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • lengthy delay in carrying out execution
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of an application for a stay of execution and of certiorari.
2-23



Gloucester County School Board v. G. G. 579 U.S. ___ (2016)
Breyer concurred in the Court's granting of a stay pending a petition for certiorari.

Notes

  1. ↑ All but two of Breyer's opinions were issued after Justice Scalia's death. Of the justices who participated the entire term, Thomas joined the fewest number of Breyer's opinions, with three.
  2. 1 2 This opinion was handed down after the death of Justice Scalia, and so was unanimous as to the eight justices remaining on the Court.

References

Judicial opinions of Stephen Breyer
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Supreme Court of the United States (August 3, 1994 - present); by term
Supreme Court of the United States 2015 term (October 5, 2015 – October 2, 2016)
Opinions by justice:
Chief Justice Roberts | Associate Justices Scalia (died Feb. 12/13, 2016) | Kennedy | Thomas | Ginsburg | Breyer | Alito | Sotomayor | Kagan
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