2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

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The 2012 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2012, and concluded October 6, 2013. This was the nineteenth term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court. File:Stephen Breyer, SCOTUS photo portrait.jpg
Stephen Breyer 2012 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
5
Concurrence
1
Other
6
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 20
Bench opinions = 18 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Sotomayor, Kagan (13) Least joined by: Scalia (3)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
101



Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach 568 U.S. 115, 118–33 (2013)

admiralty jurisdiction  • status of floating house as "vessel" under Rules of Construction Act Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Kagan
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Sotomayor
402



Bailey v. United States 568 U.S. 186, 206–14 (2013)

Fourth Amendment  • detention incident to the execution of a search warrant Thomas, Alito
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Kennedy
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Scalia
103



Henderson v. United States 568 U.S. 266, 268–79 (2013)

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure  • Rule 52(b)  • plain error Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Scalia
404



Clapper v. Amnesty International USA 568 U.S. 398, 422–41 (2013)

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act  • Article III  • standing Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Alito
105



Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 568 U.S. 519, 523–54 (2013)

copyright law  • first-sale doctrine  • domestic sale of foreign-published works Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Kagan
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Ginsburg
106



Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles 568 U.S. 588, 590–96 (2013)

Class Action Fairness Act of 2005  • diversity jurisdiction  • amount in controversy Unanimous
207



Wos v. E. M. A. 568 U.S. 627, 644–46 (2013)

Medicaid anti-lien provision  • state recovery of tort awards for medical expenditures
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Kennedy
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Roberts
408



Delling v. Idaho • [full text] 568 U.S. 1038, 1039–41 (2012)

insanity defense Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari, believing the Court should have reviewed whether Idaho's modification of the insanity defense violated the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause.
409



Comcast Corp. v. Behrend 569 U.S. 27, 38–49 (2013)

antitrust law  • class action certification Sotomayor, Kagan
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Scalia
Signed jointly with Ginsburg.
210



Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. 569 U.S. 108, 127–40 (2013)

Alien Tort Statute  • extraterritoriality Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Roberts
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Kennedy
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Alito
110



Bullock v. BankChampaign, N. A. 569 U.S. 267, 269–77 (2013)

bankruptcy law  • discharge of debt  • defalcation Unanimous
212



Arlington v. FCC 569 U.S. 290, 308–12 (2013)

Telecommunications Act of 1996  • Chevron deference to agency interpretation of its own statutory jurisdiction
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Scalia
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Roberts
113



Trevino v. Thaler 569 U.S. 413, 416–29 (2013)

ineffective assistance of counsel  • procedural default Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Roberts
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Scalia
214



Alleyne v. United States 570 U.S. 99, 122–24 (2013)

Sixth Amendment  • right to a jury trial  • mandatory minimum sentencing  • judicial factfinding
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Thomas
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Sotomayor
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Roberts
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Alito
115



FTC v. Actavis, Inc. 570 U.S. 136, 140–60 (2013)

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984  • Federal Trade Commission Act  • generic drugs Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Roberts
416



Salinas v. Texas 570 U.S. 178, 193–204 (2013)

Fifth Amendment  • self-incrimination Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Alito
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Thomas
117



United States v. Kebodeaux 570 U.S. 387, 389–99 (2013)

Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act  • Necessary and Proper Clause Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Roberts
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Alito
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Scalia
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Thomas
418



Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett 570 U.S. 472, 493–96 (2013)

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act  • federal preemption  • product liability Kagan
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Alito
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Sotomayor
219



Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl 570 U.S. 637, 666–67 (2013)

Indian Child Welfare Act  • termination of parental rights
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Alito
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Thomas
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Scalia
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Sotomayor
520



Gallow v. Cooper 570 U.S. 933, 933–34 (2013)

ineffective assistance of counsel Sotomayor
Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.

References

  • "2012 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  • "2012 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  • "2012 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2013.