2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer
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Reynolds v. Florida | 586 U.S. ___ (2018) |
Eighth Amendment • capital punishment • jury instructions |
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| Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States v. Stitt | 586 U.S. ___ (2018) |
Armed Career Criminal Act • definition of "burglary" as prior conviction | Unanimous | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jam v. International Finance Corp. | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) |
International Organizations Immunities Act • relationship to Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act |
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Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc. | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Yakama Nation Treaty of 1855 • state taxation of fuel importers | Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Nielsen v. Preap | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 • detention of aliens without bond for commission of certain crimes | Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act • nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings | Unanimous |
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Lorenzo v. SEC | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
securities fraud • SEC Rule 10b-5 • dissemination of false or misleading statements | Roberts, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Bucklew v. Precythe | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • challenges to method of execution | Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan (in part) |
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Dunn v. Price | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Eighth Amendment • capital punishment • risk of substantial pain and suffering | Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Breyer dissented from the Court's vacatur of a stay of execution. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Federal Arbitration Act • contractual agreement to class action arbitration |
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Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
sovereign immunity • private suits against states in courts of other states | Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
FDA approval of pharmaceutical labeling • preemption of state failure-to-warn law | Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch |
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Price v. Dunn | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • challenges to method of execution | Ginsburg; Sotomayor, Kagan (in part) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of an application for a stay. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taggart v. Lorenzen | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
bankruptcy law • Chapter 7 • civil contempt for violation of discharge order | Unanimous | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Azar v. Allina Health Services | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Medicare Act • notice-and-comment rulemaking requirement |
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Return Mail, Inc. v. Postal Service | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
patent law • Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 • eligibility of federal government to initiate Patent Trial and Appeal Board post-patent issuance review | Ginsburg, Kagan |
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Al-Alwi v. Trump | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Authorization for Use of Military Force • indefinite detention of enemy combatants | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton Harris Chiropractic, Inc. | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 • unsolicited advertisement by fax • Administrative Orders Review Act | Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
First Amendment • Establishment Clause • cross as public war memorial | Kagan |
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Rehaif v. United States | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
federal firearms laws • firearm possession by alien in country illegally • scienter | Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh |
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Iancu v. Brunetti | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
trademark law • Lanham Act • registration of immoral or scandalous trademarks • First Amendment • free spech |
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Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Freedom of Information Act • confidential commercial information exemption | Ginsburg, Sotomayor |
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United States v. Haymond | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Fifth Amendment • Sixth Amendment • right to jury trial • mandatory minimum sentence for possession of child pornography • judicial finding of fact |
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Department of Commerce v. New York | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
addition of citizenship question to 2020 United States Census • Article I • Enumeration Clause • Administrative Procedures Act • Article III • standing | Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Trump v. Sierra Club | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Trump wall • National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States • irreparable harm | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Breyer concurred in part and dissented in part from the grant of a stay. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- 2018 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 7, 2019.
- 2018 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 7, 2019.
- 2018 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 7, 2019.
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