2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

The 2014 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2014, and concluded October 4, 2015. This was the twenty-first term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court.
Stephen Breyer 2014 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
4
Concurrence
0
Other
4
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissent Total = 17
Bench opinions = 16 Opinions relating to orders = 1 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Ginsburg (13) Least joined by: Scalia, Alito (3)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
101



Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc. 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

patent law  • claim construction  • appellate standard of review  • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Thomas
402



Bower v. Texas 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

death penalty  • consideration of mitigating evidence at sentencing Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
103



Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Pregnancy Discrimination Act  • disparate treatment claim Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
Scalia
Kennedy
104



Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause  • redistricting  • racial gerrymandering  • Voting Rights Act of 1965 Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
Thomas
205



Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Medicaid  • Supremacy Clause  • implied right of action
Scalia
Sotomayor
106



Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Natural Gas Act  • federal preemption of state antitrust laws Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan; Thomas (in part)
Thomas
Scalia
207



Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

First Amendment  • freedom of speech  • ban on personal solicitation of campaign funds by judicial candidates
Roberts
Ginsburg
Scalia
Kennedy
Alito
108



Tibble v. Edison Int'l 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act  • breach of fiduciary duty  • statute of limitations Unanimous
109



Coleman v. Tollefson 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

in forma pauperis filing status  • ineligibility after dismissals of three frivolous suits  • effect of pending appeal Unanimous
210



Zivotofsky v. Kerry 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

political question doctrine  • U.S. position on status of Jerusalem  • Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003  • passport designation of births in Jerusalem
Kennedy
Thomas
Roberts
Scalia
Breyer stated that he continued to believe the case presented a nonjusticiable political question, but joined the Court's opinion because its precedent in Zivotofsky v. Clinton (from which he had dissented) precluded resolving the case on that ground.
411



Kerry v. Din 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Immigration and Nationality Act  • exclusion of alien for terrorist activities  • denial of spouse's visa  • Due Process Clause  • substantive due process  • liberty interest in marriage Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
Kennedy
412



Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

bankruptcy law  • Chapter 11  • attorney's fee application  • award of attorneys fees for defending application  • American Rule Ginsburg, Kagan
Thomas
Sotomayor
213



Reed v. Town of Gilbert 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

First Amendment  • free speech  • content-based restrictions  • regulation of signs on private property
Thomas
Alito
Kagan
114



Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

First Amendment  • free speech  • government speech  • specialty license plates Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
315



Horne v. Department of Agriculture 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937  • National Raisin Reserve  • Fifth Amendment  • Takings Clause Ginsburg, Kagan
Roberts
Thomas
Sotomayor
116



Kingsley v. Hendrickson 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • excessive force against pretrial detainee Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
Alito
417



Glossip v. Gross 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • use of midazolam in lethal injection Ginsburg
Alito
Scalia
Thomas
Sotomayor

References

  • "2014 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  • "2014 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  • "2014 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 5, 2015.