2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

none February 2026 September 2023 Stephen Breyer File:Stephen Breyer, SCOTUS photo portrait.jpg 2012 nineteenth October 1, 2012 October 6, 2013 8 5 0 6 1 18 2 0 2 Sotomayor, Kagan (13) Scalia (3) https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/12 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/relatingtoorders/12 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/in-chambers/12 October 7, 2013 Stephen Breyer opinions SCOTUSterm2010-2015 01 Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach (2013) majority 568 115 118–33 2013 admiralty jurisdiction status of floating house as "vessel" under Rules of Construction Act Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Kagan Sotomayor dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach 02 Bailey v. United States dissent 568 186 206–14 2013 Fourth Amendment detention incident to the execution of a search warrant Thomas, Alito Kennedy majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Bailey v. United States Scalia concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Bailey v. United States 03 Henderson v. United States (2013) Henderson v. United States majority 568 266 268–79 2013 Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 52(b) plain error Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Scalia dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Henderson v. United States 04 Clapper v. Amnesty International USA dissent 568 398 422–41 2013 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Article III standing Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Alito majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Clapper v. Amnesty International USA 05 Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. majority 568 519 523–54 2013 copyright law first-sale doctrine domestic sale of foreign-published works Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan Kagan concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Ginsburg dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 06 Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles majority 568 588 590–96 2013 Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 diversity jurisdiction amount in controversy Unanimous 07 Wos v. E. M. A. concurrence 568 627 644–46 2013 Medicaid anti-lien provision state recovery of tort awards for medical expenditures Kennedy majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Wos v. E. M. A. Roberts dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Wos v. E. M. A. 08 Delling v. Idaho dissent 568 1038 1039–41 2012 Delling v. Idaho/Dissent Breyer 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. 09 Comcast Corp. v. Behrend dissent 569 27 38–49 2013 antitrust law class action certification Sotomayor, Kagan Scalia majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Comcast Corp. v. Behrend Signed jointly with Ginsburg. 10 Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. concurrence 569 108 127–40 2013 Alien Tort Statute extraterritoriality Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Roberts majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. Kennedy concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. Alito concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. 10 Bullock v. BankChampaign, N. A. majority 569 267 269–77 2013 bankruptcy law discharge of debt defalcation Unanimous 12 Arlington v. FCC concurrence 569 290 308–12 2013 Telecommunications Act of 1996 Chevron deference to agency interpretation of its own statutory jurisdiction Scalia majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Arlington v. FCC Roberts dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Arlington v. FCC 13 Trevino v. Thaler majority 569 413 416–29 2013 ineffective assistance of counsel procedural default Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan Roberts dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Trevino v. Thaler Scalia dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Trevino v. Thaler 14 Alleyne v. United States concurrence 570 99 122–24 2013 Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial mandatory minimum sentencing judicial factfinding Thomas majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Alleyne v. United States Sotomayor concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Alleyne v. United States Roberts dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Alleyne v. United States Alito dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Alleyne v. United States 15 FTC v. Actavis, Inc. majority 570 136 140–60 2013 Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 Federal Trade Commission Act generic drugs Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Roberts dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#FTC v. Actavis, Inc. 16 Salinas v. Texas dissent 570 178 193–204 2013 Fifth Amendment self-incrimination Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Alito majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Salinas v. Texas Thomas concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Salinas v. Texas 17 United States v. Kebodeaux majority 570 387 389–99 2013 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act Necessary and Proper Clause Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Roberts concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#United States v. Kebodeaux Alito concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#United States v. Kebodeaux Scalia dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#United States v. Kebodeaux Thomas dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#United States v. Kebodeaux 18 Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett dissent 570 472 493–96 2013 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act federal preemption product liability Kagan Alito majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett Sotomayor dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett 19 Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl concurrence 570 637 666–67 2013 Indian Child Welfare Act termination of parental rights Alito majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl Thomas concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl Scalia dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl Sotomayor dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl 20 Gallow v. Cooper other 570 933 933–34 2013 ineffective assistance of counsel Sotomayor Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.