# 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

* The 2015 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2015, and concluded October 2, 2016. This was the twenty-second term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court.
* Stephen Breyer 2015 term statistics
* 8
* Majority or Plurality
* 6
* Concurrence
* 0
* Other
* 8
* Dissent
* 1
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 23
* Bench opinions = 16
* Opinions relating to orders = 7
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 2
* Most joined by: Ginsburg (9)
* Least joined by: Scalia (1)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 401 | Correll v. Florida | 577 U.S. ___ (2015) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty | | Sotomayor |
| Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari and application for stay of execution. ||||||
| 102 | DIRECTV, Inc. v. Imburgia | 577 U.S. ___ (2015) | Federal Arbitration Act | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito, Kagan | Thomas Ginsburg |
| 203 | Hurst v. Florida | 577 U.S. ___ (2016) | death penalty • Sixth Amendment • right to a jury trial • judicial factfinding of aggravating circumstances after jury advisory recommendation | | Sotomayor Alito |
| 404 | Brooks v. Alabama | 577 U.S. ___ (2016) | death penalty | | Sotomayor |
| Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of a stay of execution and a petition for certiorari. ||||||
| 205 | Gobeille v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. | 577 U.S. ___ (2016) | Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 • preemption of state law health care disclosure requirements | | Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg |
| 106 | Luis v. United States | 578 U.S. ___ (2016) | pretrial asset freezing • Sixth Amendment • right to counsel of one's choice | Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor | Thomas Kennedy Kagan |
| 107 | Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt | 578 U.S. ___ (2016) | taxpayer lawsuit against State in court of another State • Full Faith and Credit Clause | Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan | Roberts |
| 108 | Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n | 578 U.S. ___ (2016) | legislative redistricting • Voting Rights Act • Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause | Unanimous | |
| 109 | Heffernan v. City of Paterson | 578 U.S. ___ (2016) | First Amendment • free speech by government employees • demotion based on employer's factual mistake regarding engagement in protected activity | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan | Thomas |
| 210 | Ocasio v. United States | 578 U.S. ___ (2016) | Hobbs Act • conspiracy | | Alito Thomas Sotomayor |
| 411 | Boyer v. Davis | 578 U.S. ___ (2016) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty • decades-long delay in carrying out execution | | |
| Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 112 | Wittman v. Personhuballah | 578 U.S. ___ (2016) | legislative redistricting • Article III • standing | Unanimous | |
| 413 | Tucker v. Louisiana | 578 U.S. ___ (2016) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty | Ginsburg | |
| Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 214 | Ross v. Blake | 578 U.S. ___ (2016) | Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 • exhaustion of remedies | | Kagan Thomas |
| 415 | Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | Double Jeopardy Clause • sovereignty of Puerto Rico | Sotomayor | Kagan Thomas Ginsburg |
| 216 | Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc. | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | patent law • Patent Act of 1952 • enhanced damages for infringement | Kennedy, Alito | Roberts |
| 117 | Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | Leahy-Smith America Invents Act • appealability of decision to conduct inter partes review | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Kagan; Alito, Sotomayor (in part) | Thomas Alito |
| 318 | RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act • extraterritorial application | | Alito Ginsburg |
| 419 | Mathis v. United States | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | Armed Career Criminal Act • sentence enhancement for prior convictions | Ginsburg | Kagan Kennedy Thomas Alito |
| 120 | Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | Fourteenth Amendment • abortion • regulation of abortion providers • Texas Senate Bill 5 • res judicata | Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan | Ginsburg Thomas Alito |
| 421 | Conner v. Sellers | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty • lengthy delay in carrying out execution | | |
| Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of an application for a stay of execution and of certiorari. ||||||
| 422 | Conner v. Sellers | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty • lengthy delay in carrying out execution | | |
| Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of an application for a stay of execution and of certiorari. ||||||
| 223 | Gloucester County School Board v. G. G. | 579 U.S. ___ (2016) | | | |
| Breyer concurred in the Court's granting of a stay pending a petition for certiorari. ||||||