2017 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

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The 2017 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 2, 2017, and concluded September 30, 2018. This was the twenty-fourth term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court.
Stephen Breyer 2017 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
3
Concurrence
2
Other
11
Dissent
2
Concurrence/dissent Total = 25
Bench opinions = 19 Opinions relating to orders = 6 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Ginsburg (16 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch (3)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
401



Truehill v. Florida 583 U.S. ___ (2017)

Eighth Amendment
Sotomayor
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
202



Dunn v. Madison 583 U.S. ___ (2017)

Eighth Amendment
per curiam
Ginsburg
403



In re United States 583 U.S. ___ (2017)

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals  • Administrative Procedure Act  • writ of mandamus Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Breyer dissented from the Court's grant of a stay.
104



Class v. United States 583 U.S. ___ (2017)

challenge to constitutionality of statute after guilty plea  • Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11 Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch
Alito
505



Hamm v. Dunn 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty
Ginsburg
Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of a stay and of certiorari.
406



Middleton v. Florida 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty
Sotomayor
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
207



Patchak v. Zinke 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Indian Reorganization Act  • Gun Lake Act  • Article III
Thomas
Ginsburg
Sotomayor
Roberts
408



Jennings v. Rodriguez 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Alito
Thomas
509



Hidalgo v Arizona 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
110



Marinello v. United States 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

interference with IRS proceeding Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch
Thomas
111



Wilson v. Sellers 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

habeas corpus  • review of unexplained state court decisions Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Gorsuch
212



Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

patent law  • inter partes review  • cancellation of patent by United States Patent and Trademark Office  • Article III Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Thomas
Gorsuch
413



SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

patent law  • inter partes review Ginsburg, Sotomayor; Kagan (in part)
Gorsuch
Ginsburg
114



Dahda v. United States 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968  • authorization of wiretapping outside court's territorial jurisdiction Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
315



Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn. 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act  • state authorization of sports gambling  • Tenth Amendment  • anticommandeering doctrine
Alito
Thomas
Ginsburg
116



Lagos v. United States 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996  • restitution for costs and fees from private investigations and civil proceedings Unanimous
417



Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

National Voter Registration Act  • Help America Vote Act of 2002  • deregistration for failure to vote Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
Thomas
Sotomayor
118



Chavez-Meza v. United States 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines  • judicial explanation for sentence reduction Roberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito
Kennedy
319



Lucia v. SEC 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

SEC administrative law judges  • Appointments Clause Ginsburg, Sotomayor (in part)
Kagan
Thomas
Sotomayor
420



Wisconsin Central Ltd. v. United States 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

Railroad Retirement Tax Act of 1937  • employee stock option plans Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Gorsuch
421



Ohio v. American Express Co. 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

antitrust law  • Sherman Antitrust Act  • antisteering provisions in two-sided credit card markets Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Thomas
422



Trump v. Hawaii 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

Executive Order 13780  • Immigration and Nationality Act  • Article III  • First Amendment  • Establishment Clause Kagan
Roberts
Kennedy
Thomas
Sotomayor
423



National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

First Amendment  • free speech  • abortion  • crisis pregnancy center notice and disclosure requirements regarding licensure and abortion service availability Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Thomas
Kennedy
124



Florida v. Georgia 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

tri-state water dispute Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Thomas
425



Jordan v. Mississippi 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • delay and uncertainty in execution
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.

References

  • "2017 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  • "2017 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  • "2017 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2018.