# 2004 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

* The 2004 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 4, 2004, and concluded October 3, 2005. This was the eleventh term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court.
* Stephen Breyer 2004 term statistics
* 10
* Majority or Plurality
* 11
* Concurrence
* 0
* Other
* 4
* Dissent
* 0
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 25
* Bench opinions = 25
* Opinions relating to orders = 0
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 1
* Most joined by: Ginsburg (14)
* Least joined by: Scalia, Thomas (5)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 101 | Kansas v. Colorado | 543 U.S. 86 (2004) | | Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg; Stevens, Thomas (in part) | Thomas Stevens |
| 202 | Brosseau v. Haugen | 543 U.S. 194 (2004) | | Scalia, Ginsburg | per curiam Stevens |
| 103 | United States v. Booker | 543 U.S. 220 (2004) | right to jury trial | Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Ginsburg | Stevens Stevens Scalia Thomas Breyer |
| Breyer filed one of two opinions for the Court. ||||||
| 404 | United States v. Booker | 543 U.S. 220 (2004) | | Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy | Stevens Breyer Stevens Scalia Thomas |
| 105 | Cherokee Nation v. Leavitt | 543 U.S. 631 (2005) | | Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg | Scalia |
| 106 | Wilkinson v. Dotson | 544 U.S. 74 (2005) | | Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg | Scalia Kennedy |
| 207 | City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams | 544 U.S. 113 (2005) | | O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg | Scalia Stevens |
| 208 | Brown v. Payton | 544 U.S. 133 (2005) | | | Kennedy Scalia Souter |
| 109 | Dura Pharmaceuticals v. Broudo | 544 U.S. 336 (2005) | Securities regulation | Unanimous | |
| Breyer wrote for the Court in ruling that private actions under section 10(b) of the Exchange Act fail to state a claim if they allege no more than that the price of the stock was artificially inflated when purchased. Unless the price subsequently drops as a consequence of the market reacting to disclosure of the fraud, the stock purchaser has not suffered an injury. ||||||
| 110 | Small v. United States | 544 U.S. 385 (2005) | | Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg | Thomas |
| 211 | Bates v. Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C. | 544 U.S. 431 (2005) | | | Stevens Thomas |
| 212 | Johanns v. Livestock Mktg. Ass'n | 544 U.S. 550 (2005) | | | Scalia Thomas Ginsburg Kennedy Souter |
| 113 | Deck v. Missouri | 544 U.S. 622 (2005) | | Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg | Thomas |
| 414 | Medellin v. Dretke | 544 U.S. 660 (2005) | | Stevens | per curiam Ginsburg O'Connor Souter |
| 115 | Tory v. Cochran | 544 U.S. 734 (2005) | | Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg | Thomas |
| 216 | Johnson v. California | 545 U.S. 162 (2005) | | | Stevens Thomas |
| 217 | Miller-El v. Dretke | 545 U.S. 231 (2005) | | | Souter Thomas |
| 418 | Graham County Soil & Water Conservation Dist. v. United States ex rel. Wilson | 545 U.S. 409 (2005) | | Ginsburg | Thomas Stevens |
| 119 | Am. Trucking Ass'ns v. Mich. PSC | 545 U.S. 429 (2005) | | Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg | Scalia Thomas |
| 120 | Mid-Con Freight Sys. v. Mich. PSC | 545 U.S. 440 (2005) | | Stevens, Scalia, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg | Kennedy |
| 221 | Gonzales v. Crosby | 545 U.S. 524 (2005) | | | Scalia Stevens |
| 222 | Van Orden v. Perry | 545 U.S. 677 (2005) | Establishment Clause | | Rehnquist Scalia Thomas Stevens O'Connor Souter |
| 423 | Bell v. Thompson | 545 U.S. 794 (2005) | | Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg | Kennedy |
| 224 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. | 545 U.S. 913 (2005) | copyright law | Stevens, O'Connor | Souter Ginsburg |
| 225 | Nat'l Cable & Telecomms. Ass'n v. Brand X Internet Servs. | 545 U.S. 967 (2005) | Communications | | Thomas Stevens Scalia |