2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

none February 2026 September 2023 Stephen Breyer File:Stephen Breyer, SCOTUS photo portrait.jpg 2008 fifteenth October 6, 2008 October 4, 2009 8 7 3 13 1 29 2 1 3 Souter (13) Thomas (5) https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/08 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/relatingtoorders/08 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/in-chambers/08 March 20, 2010 Stephen Breyer opinions SCOTUSterm2006-2008 01 Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. concurrencedissent 555 7 2008 National Environmental Policy Act impact of naval sonar testing on marine mammals environmental impact statements Stevens (in part) majority Roberts 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. dissent Ginsburg 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. 02 Chambers v. United States majority 555 122 2009 Armed Career Criminal Act definition of "violent felony" Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg concurrence Alito 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Chambers v. United States 03 Herring v. United States dissent 555 135 2009 Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule effect of police negligence on search Souter majority Roberts 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Herring v. United States dissent Ginsburg 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Herring v. United States 04 Locke v. Karass majority 555 207 2009 First Amendment public employee union fees imposed on nonmembers Unanimous concurrence Alito 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Locke v. Karass 05 Van de Kamp v. Goldstein majority 555 335 2009 Section 1983 failure to disclose impeachment evidence of state witnesses prosecutorial immunity Unanimous 06 Nelson v. United States concurrence 555 350 2009 United States Sentencing Guidelines confession of error Alito majority per curiam 2008 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States#Nelson v. United States 07 Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn. concurrencedissent 555 353 2009 First Amendment public employee unions state ban on payroll deductions for political activities majority Roberts 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn. concurrence Ginsburg 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn. dissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn. dissent Souter 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn. 08 Carcieri v. Salazar concurrence 555 379 2009 Indian Reorganization Act legal status of Narragansett Tribe authority of Secretary of the Interior to take land in trust majority Thomas 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Carcieri v. Salazar concurrencedissent Souter 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Carcieri v. Salazar dissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Carcieri v. Salazar 09 Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. linkLine Communications, Inc. concurrence 555 438 2009 antitrust law Sherman Antitrust Act predatory pricing wholesale DSL service Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg majority Roberts 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. linkLine Communications, Inc. 10 Pleasant Grove City v. Summum concurrence 555 460 2009 First Amendment free speech government speech public forums majority Alito 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Pleasant Grove City v. Summum concurrence Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Pleasant Grove City v. Summum concurrence Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Pleasant Grove City v. Summum concurrence Souter 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Pleasant Grove City v. Summum 11 Summers v. Earth Island Institute dissent 555 488 2009 Forest Service Decisionmaking and Appeals Reform Act regulatory exceptions to notice and comment procedures Article III standing Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg majority Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Summers v. Earth Island Institute concurrence Kennedy 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Summers v. Earth Island Institute 12 Wyeth v. Levine concurrence 555 555 2009 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act FDA-approved pharmaceutical labeling federal preemption failure-to-warn of risks majority Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Wyeth v. Levine concurrence Thomas 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Wyeth v. Levine dissent Alito 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Wyeth v. Levine 13 Kelly v. California dissent 555 1020 2008 Due Process Clause Eighth Amendment death penalty victim impact evidence other Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Kelly v. California Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari, in a case that involved the admissibility of "victim impact evidence" during the sentencing phase of a capital trial. 14 Bartlett v. Strickland dissent 556 1 2009 Voting Rights Act of 1965 legislative redistricting vote dilution plurality Kennedy 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Bartlett v. Strickland concurrence Thomas 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Bartlett v. Strickland dissent Souter 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Bartlett v. Strickland dissent Ginsburg 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Bartlett v. Strickland 15 Vermont v. Brillon dissent 556 81 2009 Sixth Amendment Speedy Trial Clause delay attributable to court-appointed defense counsel Stevens majority Ginsburg 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Vermont v. Brillon 16 Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc. concurrencedissent 556 208 2009 Clean Water Act environmental impact of power plant cooling water intake national performance standards based on cost-benefit analysis majority Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc. dissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc. 17 Arizona v. Gant dissent 556 332 2009 Fourth Amendment search incident to arrest vehicle search majority Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Arizona v. Gant concurrence Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Arizona v. Gant dissent Alito 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Arizona v. Gant 18 Ministry of Defense and Support for Armed Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi majority 556 36 2009 attachment to judgment in favor of foreign government Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Thomas, Alito; Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg (in part) concurrencedissent Kennedy 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Ministry of Defense and Support for Armed Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi 19 Shinseki v. Sanders majority 556 396 2009 denial of benefits by Department of Veterans Affairs failure to give notice of required evidence harmless error Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito dissent Souter 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Shinseki v. Sanders 20 Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations (2009) FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. dissent 556 502 2009 Public Telecommunications Act of 1992 indecency ban on broadcast television fleeting expletives Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg majority Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. concurrence Kennedy 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. concurrence Thomas 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. dissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. dissent Ginsburg 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. 21 Dean v. United States dissent 556 568 2009 federal criminal law mandatory additional sentence discharge of firearm during crime proof of intent rule of lenity majority Roberts 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Dean v. United States dissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Dean v. United States 22 Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc. concurrence 556 635 2009 appeal after removal to state court supplemental jurisdiction Souter majority Thomas 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc. concurrence Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc. concurrence Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc. 23 Flores-Figueroa v. United States majority 556 646 2009 federal criminal law identity theft knowing use of another person's identification Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg concurrence Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Flores-Figueroa v. United States concurrence Alito 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Flores-Figueroa v. United States 24 Ashcroft v. Iqbal dissent 556 662 2009 post-9/11 detention qualified immunity collateral order doctrine Federal Rules of Civil Procedure sufficiency of pleadings in discrimination case majority Kennedy 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Ashcroft v. Iqbal dissent Souter 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Ashcroft v. Iqbal 25 Montejo v. Louisiana dissent 556 778 2009 Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination police interrogation after invocation of right to counsel majority Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Montejo v. Louisiana concurrence Alito 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Montejo v. Louisiana dissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Montejo v. Louisiana 26 Thompson v. McNeil dissent 556 1114 2009 Eighth Amendment death penalty substantial delay other Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Thompson v. McNeil concurrence Thomas 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Thompson v. McNeil Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. 27 Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez majority 557 1 2009 Tonnage Clause local property tax on vessels Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg; Alito (in part) concurrence Roberts 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez concurrence Alito 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez dissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez 28 Nijhawan v. Holder majority 557 29 2009 immigration law removal after conviction of aggravated felony threshold for monetary loss caused by crime Unanimous 29 Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. dissent 557 167 2009 Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 disparate treatment claim but-for causation burden of persuasion Souter, Ginsburg majority Thomas 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. dissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. 30 Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council concurrence 557 261 2009 Clean Water Act Army Corps of Engineers authority to issue slurry discharge permit majority Kennedy 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council concurrence Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council dissent Ginsburg 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council 31 Horne v. Flores dissent 557 433 2009 Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 state funding of English language instruction Article III standing Federal Rules of Civil Procedure relief from judgment based on changed circumstances No Child Left Behind Act Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg majority Alito 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Horne v. Flores 32 O'Brien v. O'Laughlin other 557 1301 2009 habeas corpus bail pending appeal Breyer denied the government's application for a stay of the grant of a habeas corpus petition.