2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=02 , case=Bailey v. United States , type=dissent , volume=568 , page=186 , pinpoint=206–14 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues= Fourth Amendment {{* detention incident to the execution of a search warrant , joined=Thomas, Alito , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Bailey v. United States , otheropinion2author=Scalia , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Bailey v. United States , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=03 , case-article=Henderson v. United States (2013) , case-display=Henderson v. United States , type=majority , volume=568 , page=266 , pinpoint=268–79 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues= Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure {{* Rule 52(b) {{*

plain error The scope of review refers generally to the right to have an issue raised on appeal. It entails whether an issue was preserved by or available to an appellant on appeal. Scope of review is to the appellate court what the burden of proof is to the t ...

, joined=Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1type=dissent , , otheropinion1link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Henderson v. United States , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=04 , case=Clapper v. Amnesty International USA , type=dissent , volume=568 , page=398 , pinpoint=422–41 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues=

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ("FISA" , ) is a United States federal law that establishes procedures for the physical and electronic surveillance and the collection of "foreign intelligence information" between "foreign po ...

{{* Article III {{* standing , joined=Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Alito , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Clapper v. Amnesty International USA , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=05 , case=Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , type=majority , volume=568 , page=519 , pinpoint=523–54 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues= copyright law {{* first-sale doctrine {{* domestic sale of foreign-published works , joined=Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Kagan , , otheropinion1type=concurrence , , otheropinion1link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , otheropinion2author=Ginsburg , , otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=06 , case=Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles , type=majority , volume=568 , page=588 , pinpoint=590–96 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues= Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 {{* diversity jurisdiction {{* amount in controversy , joined=Unanimous , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=07 , case=Wos v. E. M. A. , type=concurrence , volume=568 , page=627 , pinpoint=644–46 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues= Medicaid anti-lien provision {{* state recovery of tort awards for medical expenditures , joined= , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Wos v. E. M. A. , otheropinion2author=Roberts , , otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Wos v. E. M. A. , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=08 , case1=Delling v. Idaho , type=dissent , volume=568 , page=1038 , pinpoint=1039–41 , year=2012 , wikisource=Delling v. Idaho/Dissent Breyer , issues=

insanity defense The insanity defense, also known as the mental disorder defense, is an affirmative defense by excuse in a criminal case, arguing that the defendant is not responsible for their actions due to an episodic psychiatric disease at the time of the cr ...

, joined=Ginsburg, Sotomayor , summary=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. {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=09 , case=Comcast Corp. v. Behrend , type=dissent , volume=569 , page=27 , pinpoint=38–49 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues= antitrust law {{* class action certification , joined=Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Comcast Corp. v. Behrend , summary=Signed jointly with Ginsburg. {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=10 , case=Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. , type=concurrence , volume=569 , page=108 , pinpoint=127–40 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues= Alien Tort Statute {{* extraterritoriality , joined=Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. , otheropinion2author=Kennedy , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. , otheropinion3author=Alito , , otheropinion3type=concurrence , , otheropinion3link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=10 , case=Bullock v. BankChampaign, N. A. , type=majority , volume=569 , page=267 , pinpoint=269–77 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues= bankruptcy law {{* discharge of debt {{*

defalcation Defalcation is misappropriation of funds by a person trusted with their charge; also, the act of misappropriation, or an instance thereof. The term is more specifically used by the United States Bankruptcy Code to describe a category of acts that t ...

, joined=Unanimous , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=12 , case=Arlington v. FCC , type=concurrence , volume=569 , page=290 , pinpoint=308–12 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues= Telecommunications Act of 1996 {{* ''Chevron'' deference to agency interpretation of its own statutory jurisdiction , joined= , summary= , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Arlington v. FCC , otheropinion2author=Roberts , , otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Arlington v. FCC {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=13 , case=Trevino v. Thaler , type=majority , volume=569 , page=413 , pinpoint=416–29 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues= ineffective assistance of counsel {{* procedural default , joined=Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1type=dissent , , otheropinion1link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Trevino v. Thaler , otheropinion2author=Scalia , , otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Trevino v. Thaler , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=14 , case=Alleyne v. United States , type=concurrence , volume=570 , page=99 , pinpoint=122–24 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues= Sixth Amendment {{* right to a jury trial {{*

mandatory minimum sentencing Mandatory sentencing requires that offenders serve a predefined term for certain crimes, commonly serious and violent offenses. Judges are bound by law; these sentences are produced through the legislature, not the judicial system. They are inst ...

{{* judicial factfinding , joined= , otheropinion1author=Thomas , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Alleyne v. United States , otheropinion2author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Alleyne v. United States , otheropinion3author=Roberts , , otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Alleyne v. United States , otheropinion4author=Alito , , otheropinion4type=dissent , , otheropinion4link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Alleyne v. United States , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=15 , case=FTC v. Actavis, Inc. , type=majority , volume=570 , page=136 , pinpoint=140–60 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues= Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 {{*

Federal Trade Commission Act The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 was a United States federal law which established the Federal Trade Commission. The Act was signed into law by US President Woodrow Wilson in 1914 and outlaws unfair methods of competition and unfair acts ...

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generic drug A generic drug is a pharmaceutical drug that contains the same chemical substance as a drug that was originally protected by chemical patents. Generic drugs are allowed for sale after the patents on the original drugs expire. Because the active ch ...

s , joined=Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1type=dissent , , otheropinion1link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#FTC v. Actavis, Inc. , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=16 , case=Salinas v. Texas , type=dissent , volume=570 , page=178 , pinpoint=193–204 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues= Fifth Amendment {{* self-incrimination , joined=Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Alito , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Salinas v. Texas , otheropinion2author=Thomas , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Salinas v. Texas , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=17 , case=United States v. Kebodeaux , type=majority , volume=570 , page=387 , pinpoint=389–99 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues=

Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act is a federal statute that was signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush on July 27, 2006. The Walsh Act organizes sex offenders into three tiers according to the crime committed, and mand ...

{{* Necessary and Proper Clause , joined=Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1type=concurrence , , otheropinion1link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#United States v. Kebodeaux , otheropinion2author=Alito , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#United States v. Kebodeaux , otheropinion3author=Scalia , , otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#United States v. Kebodeaux , otheropinion4author=Thomas , , otheropinion4type=dissent , , otheropinion4link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#United States v. Kebodeaux , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=18 , case=Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett , type=dissent , volume=570 , page=472 , pinpoint=493–96 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues=

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act The United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (abbreviated as FFDCA, FDCA, or FD&C) is a set of laws passed by the United States Congress in 1938 giving authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to oversee the safety of f ...

{{* federal preemption {{* product liability , joined=Kagan , otheropinion1author=Alito , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett , otheropinion2author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=19 , case=Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl , type=concurrence , volume=570 , page=637 , pinpoint=666–67 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues= Indian Child Welfare Act {{* termination of

parental rights A parent is a caregiver of the offspring in their own species. In humans, a parent is the caretaker of a child (where "child" refers to offspring, not necessarily age). A ''biological parent'' is a person whose gamete resulted in a child, a male ...

, joined= , otheropinion1author=Alito , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl , otheropinion2author=Thomas , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl , otheropinion3author=Scalia , , otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl , otheropinion4author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion4type=dissent , , otheropinion4link=2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=20 , case1=Gallow v. Cooper , type=other , volume=570 , page=933 , pinpoint=933–34 , year=2013 , wikisource= , issues= ineffective assistance of counsel , joined=Sotomayor , summary=Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.