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Justice · 1994–2021

Stephen Breyer

Served the 1994 through 2021 terms, taking part in 2,261 orally argued decisions and voting with the majority 69.6% of the time.

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Portrait of Justice Stephen Breyer.

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1994–2021Terms
2,261Cases
69.6%With majority
419Dissenting votes

Vote profile

Majority 69.6%
Dissent 18.5%
Concurrence 9.8%

Shares of 2,261 recorded votes. Source: Supreme Court Database (SCDB), 2024 Release 01

Most recent cases

The last 25 decisions in which Stephen Breyer cast a recorded vote, newest first.

Recent cases and Stephen Breyer's vote in each.
CaseTermVote splitThis justice
Biden v. Texas 2021 5-4 Majority
Kemp v. United States 2021 8-1 Majority
Shoop v. Twyford 2021 5-4 Dissent
Vega v. Tekoh 2021 6-3 Dissent
Siegel v. Fitzgerald 2021 9-0 Majority
Nance v. Ward 2021 5-4 Majority
Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta 2021 5-4 Dissent
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District 2021 6-3 Dissent
United States v. Washington 2021 9-0 Majority
ZF Automotive Us v. Luxshare, Ltd. 2021 9-0 Majority
Morgan v. Sundance, Inc. 2021 9-0 Majority
Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon 2021 8-0 Majority
Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP 2021 8-1 Majority
George v. McDonough 2021 6-3 Dissent
Viking River Cruises v. Moriana 2021 8-1 Majority
Golan v. Saada 2021 9-0 Majority
Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety 2021 5-4 Majority
Egbert v. Boule 2021 6-3 Dissent
Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. Davita 2021 7-2 Majority
Ruan v. United States 2021 9-0 Majority
West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency 2021 6-3 Dissent
Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco, California 2021 9-0 Majority
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo v. Texas 2021 5-4 Majority
Denezpi v. United States 2021 6-3 Majority
Concepcion v. United States 2021 5-4 Majority

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