2019 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer information
The 2019 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2019, and concluded October 4, 2020. This was the twenty-sixth term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court.
Stephen Breyer 2019 term statistics
5
Majority or Plurality
2
Concurrence
1
Other
7
Dissent
2
Concurrence/dissent
Total =
17
Bench opinions = 14
Opinions relating to orders = 3
In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1
Most joined by: Ginsburg (14)
Least joined by: Thomas (1)
Type
Case
Citation
Issues
Joined by
Other opinions
101
Holguin-Hernandez v. United States
589 U.S. ___ (2020)
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure • preserving claims of error for appeal
Unanimous
Alito
302
Kansas v. Garcia
589 U.S. ___ (2020)
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 • fraudulent employee documents • federal preemption
Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
Thomas
103
Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr
589 U.S. ___ (2020)
Immigration and Nationality Act • judicial review of removal proceedings • statute of limitations
copyright law • Intellectual Property Clause • Fourteenth Amendment • Copyright Remedy Clarification Act of 1990 • state sovereign immunity from infringement claims
Ginsburg
Kagan
Thomas
405
Kahler v. Kansas
589 U.S. ___ (2020)
Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • insanity defense
Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Kagan
506
McKeever v. Barr
589 U.S. ___ (2020)
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure • release of grand jury information by District Court
Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
107
County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund
590 U.S. ___ (2020)
Clean Water Act • pollutant discharge without permit into navigable waters
Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh
Thomas
Alito
108
Financial Oversight and Management Bd. for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC
590 U.S. ___ (2020)
Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act • Article II • Appointments Clause
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act • eligibility for asylum • habeas corpus • Article One • Suspension Clause • Due Process Clause
Ginsburg
Alito
Thomas
Sotomayor
110
June Medical Services, LLC v. Russo
591 U.S. ___ (2020)
abortion laws • requirement that abortion clinic doctors have hospital admitting privileges • Fourteenth Amendment • third-party standing
Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Roberts
Thomas
Alito
Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
411
Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society
591 U.S. ___ (2020)
United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 • policy statements against prostitution and sex trafficking as requirement for funding • First Amendment • free speech • speech by foreign affiliates of U.S. organizations
Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Kavanaugh
Thomas
412
Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue
591 U.S. ___ (2020)
state law prohibition on government aid to religious schools • First Amendment • Free Exercise Clause
Kagan (in part)
Roberts
Thomas
Alito
Gorsuch
Ginsburg
Sotomayor
413
Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V.
591 U.S. ___ (2020)
trademark law • eligibility of generic term combined with domain name for protection
Ginsburg
Sotomayor
314
Barr v. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc.
591 U.S. ___ (2020)
Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 • prohibition of robocalls to cell phones • exception for government debt collection • First Amendment • free speech
Ginsburg, Kagan
Kavanaugh
Sotomayor
Gorsuch
415
Barr v. Lee
591 U.S. ___ (2020)
Eighth Amendment • death penalty
Ginsburg
per curiam
Sotomayor
Breyer dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay or vacatur.
416
Barr v. Purkey
591 U.S. ___ (2020)
Eighth Amendment • death penalty
Ginsburg
Sotomayor
Breyer dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay or vacatur.
417
Trump v. Sierra Club
591 U.S. ___ (2020)
Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of motion to lift stay.
References
"2019 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
"2019 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
"2019 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
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