# 2021 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

* The 2021 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 4, 2021, and concluded October 2, 2022. This was the twenty-eighth and final term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court; Breyer retired on June 30, 2022.
* Stephen Breyer 2021 term statistics
* 6
* Majority or Plurality
* 1
* Concurrence
* 3
* Other
* 9
* Dissent
* 1
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 20
* Bench opinions = 16
* Opinions relating to orders = 4
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 1
* Most joined by: Kagan (10 in full, 2 in part)
* Least joined by: Thomas, Alito (1 in full, 1 in part)
| Type | Case | Citation | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 501 | Buntion v. Lumpkin | 595 U.S. ___ (2021) | | |
| Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 402 | National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration | 595 U.S. ___ (2022) | | per curiam Gorsuch |
| Breyer dissented from the Court's grant of applications for stays. Signed jointly with Sotomayor and Kagan. ||||||
| 403 | In re Whole Woman's Health | 595 U.S. ___ (2022) | Sotomayor, Kagan | Sotomayor |
| Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of mandamus. ||||||
| 104 | Unicolors, Inc v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, LP | 595 U.S. ___ (2022) | Roberts, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, Barrett | Thomas |
| 105 | United States v. Zubaydah | 595 U.S. ___ (2022) | Roberts; Thomas, Alito, Kagan, Kavanaugh, Barrett (in part) | Thomas Kavanaugh Kagan Gorsuch |
| 406 | United States v. Tsarnaev | 595 U.S. ___ (2022) | Sotomayor, Kagan (in part) | Thomas Barrett |
| 407 | Badgerow v. Walters | 596 U.S. ___ (2022) | | Kagan |
| 208 | City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC | 596 U.S. ___ (2022) | | Sotomayor Alito Thomas |
| 509 | Buntion v. Lumpkin | 596 U.S. ___ (2022) | | |
| Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of application for stay of execution. ||||||
| 410 | Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C. | 596 U.S. ___ (2022) | Sotomayor, Kagan | Roberts Kavanaugh |
| 111 | Shurtleff v. Boston | 596 U.S. ___ (2022) | Roberts, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, Barrett | Kavanaugh Alito Gorsuch |
| 512 | Smith v. Shinn | 596 U.S. ___ (2022) | | |
| Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 313 | Johnson v. Arteaga-Martinez | 596 U.S. ___ (2022) | | Sotomayor Thomas |
| 414 | Carson v. Makin | 596 U.S. ___ (2022) | Kagan; Sotomayor (in part) | Roberts Sotomayor |
| 415 | Shoop v. Twyford | 596 U.S. ___ (2022) | Sotomayor, Kagan | Roberts Gorsuch |
| 116 | United States v. Washington | 596 U.S. ___ (2022) | Unanimous | |
| 417 | New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen | 597 U.S. ___ (2022) | Sotomayor, Kagan | Thomas Alito Kavanaugh Barrett |
| 418 | Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization | 597 U.S. ___ (2022) | | Alito Thomas Kavanaugh Roberts |
| Signed jointly with Sotomayor and Kagan. ||||||
| 119 | Ruan v. United States | 597 U.S. ___ (2022) | Roberts, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh | Alito |
| 120 | Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety | 597 U.S. ___ (2022) | Roberts, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh | Kagan Thomas |