# 2016 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

* The 2016 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 3, 2016, and concluded October 1, 2017. This was the twenty-third term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court.
* Stephen Breyer 2016 term statistics
* 8
* Majority or Plurality
* 3
* Concurrence
* 1
* Other
* 10
* Dissent
* 0
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 22
* Bench opinions = 17
* Opinions relating to orders = 5
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 1
* Most joined by: Ginsburg (9)
* Least joined by: Gorsuch (0)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 101 | Shaw v. United States | 580 U.S. ___ (2016) | federal criminal law • bank fraud | Unanimous | |
| 402 | Sireci v. Florida | 580 U.S. ___ (2016) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty | | |
| Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 403 | Reed v. Louisiana | 580 U.S. ___ (2016) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty | | |
| Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 404 | Ruiz v. Texas | 580 U.S. ___ (2016) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty • solitary confinement | | |
| Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of a stay of execution. ||||||
| 405 | SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) | patent law • statute of limitations • laches | | Alito |
| 406 | Star Athletica, L. L. C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc. | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) | copyright law • features incorporated into design of useful articles | Kennedy | Thomas Ginsburg |
| 107 | Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp. | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) | bankruptcy law • Chapter 11 • Article III standing • creditor priority in structured dismissal | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan | Thomas |
| 208 | Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) | First Amendment • commercial speech • regulation of communication of prices • price difference for credit card transactions | | Roberts Sotomayor |
| 409 | McGehee v. Hutchinson | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty • lethal injection | | Sotomayor |
| Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of a stay of execution. ||||||
| 510 | Smith v. Ryan | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty • solitary confinement | | |
| Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 111 | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne Int'l Drilling Co. | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) | Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act • expropriation exception | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan | |
| 112 | Bank of America Corp. v. Miami | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) | Fair Housing Act • municipality as aggrieved person to bring suit | Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan | Thomas |
| 113 | Howell v. Howell | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) | Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act • indemnification for post-divorce waiver of military retirement pay • federal preemption | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan | Thomas |
| 114 | Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) | Fair Debt Collection Practices Act • bankruptcy law • filing of obviously time-barred proof of claim | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito | Sotomayor |
| 215 | Sandoz Inc v. Amgen Inc. | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 • patent law • availability of injunction to enforce biosimilar drug application requirements | | Thomas |
| 416 | Ziglar v. Abbasi | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | detentions following the September 11 attacks • Fifth Amendment • Due Process Clause • equal protection • Fourth Amendment • implied cause of action | Ginsburg | Kennedy Thomas |
| 117 | McWilliams v. Dunn | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | indigent defendant access to independent mental health expert | Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan | Alito |
| 418 | Weaver v. Massachusetts | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | Sixth Amendment • public trial violation • ineffective assistance of counsel • preservation of error | Kagan | Kennedy Thomas Alito |
| 119 | Turner v. United States | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • failure to disclose exculpatory information | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor | Kagan |
| 220 | Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | First Amendment • Free Exercise Clause • Establishment Clause • eligibility of religious organization for government grant | | Roberts Thomas Gorsuch Sotomayor |
| 421 | Davila v. Davis | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | Sixth Amendment • ineffective assistance of counsel • procedural default • failure of habeas counsel to raise failure by appellate counsel | Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan | Thomas |
| 422 | Hernandez v. Mesa | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) | Fourth Amendment • cross-border shooting of foreign national by federal law enforcement | Ginsburg | per curiam Thomas |