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none February 2026 September 2023 Stephen Breyer File:Stephen Breyer, SCOTUS photo portrait.jpg 2014 twenty-first October 6, 2014 October 4, 2015 8 4 1 4 0 16 1 0 2 Ginsburg (13) Scalia, Alito (3) https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/14 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/relatingtoorders/14 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/in-chambers/14 October 5, 2015 Stephen Breyer opinions SCOTUSterm2010-2015 01 Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc. majority 574 2015 patent law claim construction appellate standard of review Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Thomas dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc. 02 Bower v. Texas dissent 575 2015 death penalty consideration of mitigating evidence at sentencing Ginsburg, Sotomayor Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. 03 Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. majority 575 2015 Pregnancy Discrimination Act disparate treatment claim Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Alito concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. Kennedy dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. 04 Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama majority 575 2015 Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause redistricting racial gerrymandering Voting Rights Act of 1965 Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama Thomas dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama 05 Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. concurrence 575 2015 Medicaid Supremacy Clause implied right of action Scalia majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. Sotomayor dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. 06 Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. majority 575 2015 Natural Gas Act federal preemption of state antitrust laws Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan; Thomas (in part) Thomas concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. 07 Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar concurrence 575 2015 First Amendment freedom of speech ban on personal solicitation of campaign funds by judicial candidates Roberts majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar Ginsburg concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar Kennedy dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar Alito dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar 08 Tibble v. Edison Int'l majority 575 2015 Employee Retirement Income Security Act breach of fiduciary duty statute of limitations Unanimous 09 Coleman v. Tollefson majority 575 2015 in forma pauperis filing status ineligibility after dismissals of three frivolous suits effect of pending appeal Unanimous 10 Zivotofsky v. Kerry concurrence 576 2015 political question doctrine U.S. position on status of Jerusalem Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 passport designation of births in Jerusalem Kennedy majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Zivotofsky v. Kerry Thomas concurrencedissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Zivotofsky v. Kerry Roberts dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Zivotofsky v. Kerry Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Zivotofsky v. Kerry Breyer stated that he continued to believe the case presented a nonjusticiable political question, but joined the Court's opinion because its precedent in Zivotofsky v. Clinton (from which he had dissented) precluded resolving the case on that ground. 11 Kerry v. Din dissent 576 2015 Immigration and Nationality Act exclusion of alien for terrorist activities denial of spouse's visa Due Process Clause substantive due process liberty interest in marriage Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Scalia plurality 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Kerry v. Din Kennedy concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Kerry v. Din 12 Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC dissent 576 2015 bankruptcy law Chapter 11 attorney's fee application award of attorneys fees for defending application American Rule Ginsburg, Kagan Thomas majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC Sotomayor concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC 13 Reed v. Town of Gilbert concurrence 576 2015 First Amendment free speech content-based restrictions regulation of signs on private property Thomas majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Reed v. Town of Gilbert Alito concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Reed v. Town of Gilbert Kagan concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Reed v. Town of Gilbert 14 Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. majority 576 2015 First Amendment free speech government speech specialty license plates Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Alito dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. 15 Horne v. Department of Agriculture concurrencedissent 576 2015 Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 National Raisin Reserve Fifth Amendment Takings Clause Ginsburg, Kagan Roberts majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Horne v. Department of Agriculture Thomas concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Horne v. Department of Agriculture Sotomayor dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Horne v. Department of Agriculture 16 Kingsley v. Hendrickson majority 576 2015 Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause excessive force against pretrial detainee Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Kingsley v. Hendrickson Alito dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Kingsley v. Hendrickson 17 Glossip v. Gross dissent 576 2015 Eighth Amendment death penalty use of midazolam in lethal injection Ginsburg Alito majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Glossip v. Gross Scalia concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Glossip v. Gross Thomas concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Glossip v. Gross Sotomayor dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Glossip v. Gross