2017 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

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.