2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer
The 2018 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2018, and concluded October 6, 2019. This was the twenty-fifth term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court. | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States v. Stitt | 586 U.S. ___ (2018) |
Armed Career Criminal Act • definition of "burglary" as prior conviction | Unanimous | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jam v. International Finance Corp. | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) |
International Organizations Immunities Act • relationship to Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act |
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Kavanaugh did not participate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taggart v. Lorenzen | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
bankruptcy law • Chapter 7 • civil contempt for violation of discharge order | Unanimous | |||||||||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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