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	Issues	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

References

• "2021 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
• "2021 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
• "2021 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 24, 2021.