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2013 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

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The 2013 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2013, and concluded October 5, 2014. This was the twentieth term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court.
Stephen Breyer 2013 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
1
Concurrence
1
Other
7
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissent Total = 17
Bench opinions = 15 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Sotomayor (11 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Alito (4)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
401



Planned Parenthood of Greater Tex. Surgical Health Services v. Abbott 571 U.S. ___ (2013)

restrictions on abortion providers  • physician admitting privileges requirement Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of an application to vacate a stay.
402



Unite Here Local 355 v. Mulhall 571 U.S. ___ (2013)

Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 Sotomayor, Kagan
per curiam
Breyer dissented from the Court's dismissal of certiorari as improvidently granted.
103



Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC 571 U.S. ___ (2014)

patent law  • Declaratory Judgment Act  • subject-matter jurisdiction  • burden of proof Unanimous
104



Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice 571 U.S. ___ (2014)

Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998  • preclusion of state-law class actions  • connection between misrepresentation and sale of security Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Thomas
Kennedy
105



BG Group plc v. Republic of Argentina 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

consent to arbitration by treaty  • Federal Arbitration Act Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Kagan; Sotomayor (in part)
Sotomayor
Roberts
406



McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

First Amendment  • campaign finance reform  • Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971  • Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002  • aggregate campaign contribution limits Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Roberts
Thomas
507



Hussain v. Obama 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

Authorization for Use of Military Force  • detention of enemy combatants
Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
208



Schuette v. BAMN 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

Michigan Civil Rights Initiative  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause  • racial preferences in college admission
Kennedy
Roberts
Scalia
Sotomayor
409



White v. Woodall 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

Fifth Amendment  • privilege against self-incrimination  • adverse inference from defendant's failure to testify  • limitations on habeas corpus  • unreasonable application of clearly established federal law Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Scalia
410



Town of Greece v. Galloway 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • legislative prayer
Kennedy
Thomas
Alito
Kagan
111



Robers v. United States 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 Unanimous
Sotomayor
412



Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

copyright  • statute of limitations  • laches Roberts, Kennedy
Ginsburg
313



Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

Clean Air Act  • regulation of greenhouse gases  • Prevention of Significant Deterioration permits for stationary pollution emitters Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
Alito
114



Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974  • breach of fiduciary duty of prudence Unanimous
115



American Broadcasting Cos. v. Aereo, Inc. 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

copyright law  • digital redistribution of broadcast television  • right to publicly perform copyrighted works Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
116



NLRB v. Noel Canning 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

recess appointments Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
417



Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

Religious Freedom Restoration Act  • Affordable Care Act  • contraceptive mandate  • religious-based objection by for-profit corporation
Alito
Kennedy
Ginsburg
Signed jointly with Kagan.

References

  • "2013 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  • "2013 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  • "2013 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2014.