Justice Stephen G. Breyer
Voting and opinion record for Stephen G. Breyer in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1994 through 2021 Terms.
2,243decisions participated in
81%in the majority
425dissenting votes
218majority opinions written
Court eras served in this data: Rehnquist Court, Roberts Court.
Majority opinions by issue area
Most often on the same side
| Justice | Same side | Cases together |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Kagan | 90.1% | 826 |
| Sonia Sotomayor | 87.1% | 945 |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | 86.8% | 2,099 |
| David H. Souter | 85.8% | 1,265 |
| John Paul Stevens | 81.2% | 1,355 |
Least often on the same side
| Justice | Same side | Cases together |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Coney Barrett | 60.0% | 115 |
| Neil M. Gorsuch | 61.4% | 352 |
| Clarence Thomas | 62.0% | 2,224 |
| Antonin Scalia | 64.3% | 1,758 |
| Samuel A. Alito Jr. | 65.5% | 1,219 |
“Same side” means both Justices were in the majority, or both in dissent, in decisions where both voted; pairs with fewer than 50 shared decisions are left out.
Majority opinions written (218)
- Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety
- Ruan v. United States
- United States v. WashingtonLaw held unconstitutional
- Shurtleff v. City of BostonLaw held unconstitutional
- United States v. Zubaydah
- Unicolors, Inc v. H&m Hennes & Mauritz, Lp
- Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.
- California v. Texas
- United States v. Cooley
- Amg Capital Management, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission
- Google LLC v. Oracle America Inc.
- Carney v. Adams
- June Medical Services LLC v. RussoLaw held unconstitutional
- Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC
- County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund
- Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr
- Holguin-Hernandez v. United States
- Rehaif v. United States
- PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic Inc.
- Taggart v. Lorenzen
- Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht
- Lorenzo v. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP
- Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den Inc.
- United States v. Stitt
- Florida v. Georgia
- Chavez-Meza v. United States
- Lagos v. United States
- Dahda v. United States
- Wilson v. Sellers
- Marinello v. United States
- Class v. United States
- Turner v. United States
- McWilliams v. Dunn
- Midland Funding LLC v. Johnson
- Howell v. Howell
- Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.
- Bank of America Corp. v. City of Miami
- Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp.
- Shaw v. United States
- Whole Woman's Health v. HellerstedtLaw held unconstitutional
- Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee
- Wittman v. Personhuballah
- Heffernan v. City of Paterson
- Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
- California Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt
- Luis v. United States
- Directv, Inc. v. Imburgia
- Kingsley v. Hendrickson
- Walker v. Texas Division
- Coleman v. Tollefson
- Tibble v. Edison International
- Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc.
- Ala. Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama
- Young v. UPS
- Teva Pharms. USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc.
- NLRB v. Noel Canning
- Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer
- American Broadcasting Cos. v. Aereo, Inc.
- Robers v. United States
- Bg Group PLC v. Republic of Argentina
- Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice
- Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC
- United States v. Anthony James Kebodeaux
- Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, Inc.
- Carlos Trevino v. Rick Thaler
- Randy Curtis Bullock v. Bankchampaign, N. A.
- Supap Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- The Standard Fire Insurance Company v. Greg Knowles
- Armarcion D. Henderson v. United States
- Fane Lozman v. the City of Riviera Beach
- Edward Dorsey, Sr. v. United States
- Christine Armour v. City of Indianapolis
- United States v. Home Concrete & Supply, LLC
- Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.
- Toby Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc.
- Billy Joe Reynolds v. United States
- Margaret Minneci v. Richard Lee Pollard
- Michael D. Turner v. Rebecca L. Rogers
- United States v. Jason Louis Tinklenberg
- Charles Andrew Fowler v. United States
- Cigna Corporation v. Janice C. Amara
- Kevin Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
- Delbert Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc.
- Los Angeles County v. Craig Arthur Humphries
- Brian Russell Dolan v. United States
- Albert Holland v. Florida
- Michael Gary Barber v. J. E. Thomas
- United States v. Glenn Marcus
- United States v. Graydon Earl Comstock, Jr.
- Merck & Co., Inc. v. Richard Reynolds
- The Hertz Corporation v. Melinda Friend
- Keith Smith v. Frank G. Spisak, Jr.
- Anita Alvarez v. Chermane Smith
- Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of ValdezLaw held unconstitutional
- Manoj Nijhawan v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
- Ignacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa v. United States
- Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Dariush Elahi
- Eric K. Shinseki v. Woodrow F. Sanders
- John Van de Kamp v. Thomas Lee Goldstein
- Daniel B. Locke v. Edward A. Karass
- Deondery Chambers v. United States
- Sprint Communs. Co., L.P. v. Apcc Servs.
- Metro. Life Ins. Co. v. Glenn
- Ky. Ret. Sys. v. EEOC
- Indiana v. Edwards
- CBOCS West, Inc. v. Hedrick G. Humphries
- Larry Begay v. United States
- G. Steven Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transport Association
- John R. Sand & Gravel Company v. United States
- Victor A. Rita v. United States
- Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC v. Glen Billing
- Lisa Watson v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
- Long Island Care at Home, Ltd. v. Evelyn Coke
- Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc.
- Zuni Public School District No. 89 v. Department of Education
- Philip Morris USA v. Mayola Williams
- Alberto R. Gonzales v. Luis Alexander Duenas-Alvarez
- Jeffrey A. Beard v. Ronald Banks
- Neil Randall v. William H. SorrellLaw held unconstitutional
- Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company v. Sheila White
- Joseph Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc.
- Oregon v. Randy Lee Guzek
- Mike Evans v. Reginald Chavis
- United States v. Joseph Olson
- American Trucking Associations, Inc. and Usf Holland, Inc. v. Michigan Public Service Commission
- Mid-Con Freight Systems, Inc. v. Michigan Public Service Commission
- Ulysses Tory v. Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.
- Carman L. Deck v. Missouri
- Gary Sherwood Small v. United States
- Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Michael Broudo
- Reginald A. Wilkinson v. William Dwight Dotson
- Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation v. Michael O. Leavitt
- United States v. Freddie J. BookerLaw held unconstitutional
- Florida v. Joe Elton Nixon
- State of Kansas v. State of Colorado
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche LTD v. Empagran S.A.
- City of Littleton v. Z. J. Gifts D-4, L. L. C.
- United States v. Billy Jo Lara
- George H. Baldwin v. Michael Reese
- Illinois v. Robert S. Lidster
- Hernan O'Ryan Castro v. United States
- Marion Reynolds Stogner v. CaliforniaLaw held unconstitutional
- Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Lynn W. Bazzle
- Charles Thomas Sell v. United States
- Michael Fitzgerald v. Racing Association of Central Iowa
- The Black & Decker Disability Plan v. Kenneth L. Nord
- A. Elliott Archer v. Arlene L. Warner
- David Meyer v. Emma Mary Ellen Holley
- United States v. Francisco Jimenez Recio and Adrian Lopez-Meza
- Karen Howsam, Etc. v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
- United States v. Angela Ruiz
- Utah v. Donald L. Evans
- Tom L. Carey v. Tony Eugene Saffold
- United States v. Fior D'Italia, Inc.
- Paul D. Lapides v. Board of Regents of the University System of GeorgiaAltered precedent
- Us Airways, Inc. v. Robert Barnett
- Jo Anne B. Barnhart v. Cleveland B. Walton
- Kansas v. Michael T. Crane
- Chickasaw Nation v. United States
- Kestutis Zadvydas v. Christine G. Davis and Immigration and Naturalization Service
- Alabama v. Michael Herman Bozeman
- Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd. v. Don King
- United States v. Terry J. Hatter, Jr.Altered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
- The Wharf (Holdings) Limited v. United International Holdings, Inc.
- Michael F. Easley v. Martin Cromartie
- Paula L. Buford v. United States
- Illinois v. Charles McArthur
- Eastern Associated Coal Corporation v. United Mine Workers of America
- Don Stenberg v. Leroy CarhartLaw held unconstitutional
- Mobil Oil Exploration and Producing Southeast, Inc. v. United States
- Jaime Castillo v. United States
- Alexis Geier v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
- Public Lands Council v. Bruce Babbitt
- Donna E. Shalala v. Illinois Council on Long Term Care, Inc.
- Hunt-Wesson, Inc. v. Franchise Tax Board of CaliforniaLaw held unconstitutional
- William Fiore v. Gregory White
- Togo D. West, Jr. v. Michael Gibson
- Q. Todd Dickinson v. Mary E. Zurko
- Eddie Richardson v. United States
- Carolyn C. Cleveland v. Policy Management Systems Corporation
- Kumho Tire Company, Ltd. v. Patrick Carmichael, Etc.
- South Central Bell Telephone Company v. AlabamaLaw held unconstitutional
- National Federation of Federal Employees v. Department of the Interior
- Nynex Corporation v. Discon
- Wisconsin Department of Corrections v. Keith D. Schacht
- Sandra K. Forney v. Kenneth S. Apfel
- Frank J. Muscarello v. United States
- Federal Election Commission v. James E. Akins
- Ohio Forestry Association, Inc. v. Sierra Club
- Edwards v. United States
- Hugo Roman Almendarez-Torres v. United States
- Debra Faye Lewis v. United States
- Kevin D. Gray v. Maryland
- Richard F. Trest v. Burl Cain
- Daryll Richardson and John Walker v. Ronnie Lee McKnight
- Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company v. Michael Buckley
- Marvin Klehr v. A. O. Smith Corporation and A. O. Smith Harvestore Products, Inc.
- Saratoga Fishing Company v. J. M. Martinac & Company and Marco Seattle Inc.
- Thomas Young v. Kirk Fordice
- United States v. Marian Brockamp
- John W. Atherton, Jr. v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Kevin M. O'Gilvie and Stephanie L. O'Gilvie v. United States
- Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionLaw held unconstitutional
- Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee and Douglas Jones v. Federal Election CommissionLaw held unconstitutional
- Antony Brown v. Pro Football, Inc.
- Larry Grant Lonchar v. Albert G. Thomas
- Barnett Bank of Marion County, N. A. v. Bill Nelson
- Varity Corporation v. Charles Howe
- National Labor Relations Board v. Town & Country Electric, Inc.
- Tyson Johnson v. Houston Jones
- First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. Manuel Kaplan
- Reynoldsville Casket Co. v. Carol L. Hyde
- George W. Heintz v. Darlene Jenkins
- Qualitex Company v. Jacobson Products Company, Inc.
- Milwaukee Brewery Workers' Pension Plan v. Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company and Stroh Brewery Company
- Robert O'Neal v. Fred McAninch
- Allied-Bruce Terminix Companies, Inc. v. G. Michael Dobson
Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 403)
- West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency
- Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta
- Kennedy v. Bremerton School DistrictAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health OrganizationAltered precedent
- New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. BruenLaw held unconstitutional
- Vega v. Tekoh
- Carson v. MakinLaw held unconstitutional
- Shoop v. Twyford
- George v. McDonough
- Johnson v. Arteaga-Martinez
- Garland v. Gonzalez
- Egbert v. Boule
- Gallardo v. Marstiller
- Shinn v. RamirezAltered precedent
- Patel v. Garland
- Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for SenateLaw held unconstitutional
- Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C.
- Brown v. Davenport
- Badgerow v. Walters
- United States v. Tsarnaev
- National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor
- Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson
- Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee
- Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. BontaLaw held unconstitutional
- Johnson v. Guzman Chavez
- Transunion LLC v. Ramirez
- Collins v. YellenLaw held unconstitutional
- Cedar Point Nursery v. HassidLaw held unconstitutional
- United States v. Arthrex Inc.Law held unconstitutional
- Edwards v. VannoyAltered precedent
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Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error