2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

none February 2026 September 2023 Stephen Breyer File:Stephen Breyer, SCOTUS photo portrait.jpg 2011 eighteenth October 3, 2011 September 30, 2012 7 5 0 10 0 22 0 0 1 Kagan (12) Scalia (2) https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/11 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/relatingtoorders/11 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/in-chambers/11 October 23, 2012 Stephen Breyer opinions SCOTUSterm2010-2015 01 Minneci v. Pollard majority 565 118 2012 Eighth Amendment cruel and unusual punishment privately-run prison adequate alternative causes of action under state tort law Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan Scalia concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Minneci v. Pollard Ginsburg dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Minneci v. Pollard 02 Golan v. Holder dissent 565 302 2012 copyright Berne Convention public domain Alito Ginsburg majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Golan v. Holder 03 Reynolds v. United States (2012) Reynolds v. United States majority 565 432 2012 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act applicability to pre-Act offenders Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan Scalia dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Reynolds v. United States 04 Wetzel v. Lambert dissent 565 520 2012 Brady disclosure materiality of police notes to witness impeachment Ginsburg, Kagan per curiam majority 2011 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States#Wetzel v. Lambert 05 Messerschmidt v. Millender concurrence 565 535 2012 Fourth Amendment law enforcement reliance on overbroad search warrant qualified immunity Roberts majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Messerschmidt v. Millender Kagan concurrencedissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Messerschmidt v. Millender Sotomayor dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Messerschmidt v. Millender 06 Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern Cal., Inc. majority 565 606 2012 Medicaid state law reduction of payments to providers review by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services private action to enforce federal reimbursement criteria Supremacy Clause Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Roberts dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern Cal., Inc. 07 Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. majority 566 66 2012 patent law laws of nature exemption from patentability diagnostic test of drug potency Unanimous 08 Zivotofsky v. Clinton dissent 566 189 2012 political question doctrine U.S. position on status of Jerusalem Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 passport designation of births in Jerusalem Roberts majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Zivotofsky v. Clinton Alito concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Zivotofsky v. Clinton Sotomayor concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Zivotofsky v. Clinton 09 Setser v. United States dissent 566 231 2012 Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 federal court discretion to order consecutive or concurrent sentences in anticipation of state court sentence Kennedy, Ginsburg Scalia majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Setser v. United States 10 Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington dissent 566 318 2012 Fourth Amendment strip searches in jail of arrestees of minor offenses Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Kennedy majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington Roberts concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington Alito concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington 11 Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority concurrence 566 449 2012 Torture Victim Protection Act liability of organizations Sotomayor majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority 12 United States v. Home Concrete & Supply, LLC majority 566 478 2012 Internal Revenue Code of 1954 overstatement of basis in property statute of limitations for tax deficiency Roberts, Thomas, Alito; Scalia (in part) Scalia concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#United States v. Home Concrete & Supply, LLC Kennedy dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#United States v. Home Concrete & Supply, LLC 13 Hall v. United States dissent 566 506 2012 bankruptcy priority of taxation on post-petition sale of farm assets Kennedy, Ginsburg, Kagan Sotomayor majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Hall v. United States 14 Armour v. Indianapolis majority 566 673 2012 Equal Protection Clause disparate tax treatment administrative justifications under rational basis review Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Roberts dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Reichle v. Howards 15 Williams v. Illinois concurrence 567 50 2012 Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause expert testimony Alito plurality 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Williams v. Illinois Thomas concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Williams v. Illinois Kagan dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Williams v. Illinois 16 Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. dissent 567 142 2012 Fair Labor Standards Act exemption of outside salesmen from overtime regulations status of pharmaceutical sales representatives Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Alito majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. 17 Dorsey v. United States majority 567 260 2012 Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 Fair Sentencing Act mandatory minimum setencing applicability of post-Act sentencing to pre-Act offenders Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Scalia dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Dorsey v. United States 18 Knox v. Service Employees dissent 567 298 2012 mootness due to voluntary cessation First Amendment compulsory fees for political lobbying by public sector agency shop Alito majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Knox v. Service Employees Sotomayor concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Knox v. Service Employees 19 Southern Union Co. v. United States dissent 567 343 2012 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 Sixth Amendment right to jury determination of facts relating to criminal fines Kennedy, Alito Sotomayor majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Southern Union Co. v. United States 20 Miller v. Alabama concurrence 567 460 2012 Eighth Amendment Cruel and Unusual Punishment sentencing of juveniles to life without parole Sotomayor Kagan majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Miller v. Alabama Roberts dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Miller v. Alabama Thomas dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Miller v. Alabama Alito dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Miller v. Alabama 21 American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock dissent 567 516 2012 First Amendment free speech campaign finance reform corporate personhood Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan per curiam majority 2011 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States#American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock Breyer dissented from the Court's brief per curiam decision, which held that a Montana state law banning political expenditures by corporations was precluded by Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Breyer wrote that he disagreed with the holding in Citizens United and would support reconsidering it. Even accepting that decision, however, Breyer did not believe it precluded a finding that Montana had a compelling state interest in limiting corporate political expenditures in light of the particular "history and political landscape in Montana." 22 United States v. Alvarez concurrence 567 709 2012 Stolen Valor Act of 2005 First Amendment freedom of speech protection of false statements Kagan Kennedy majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#United States v. Alvarez Alito dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#United States v. Alvarez