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2019 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

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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 Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Thomas
204



Allen v. Cooper 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

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 Roberts, Ginsburg, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Thomas
Sotomayor
209



Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

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.