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Stephen G. Breyer

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Case	Decision	Decision Date	Vote
Vacco v. Quill	Wrote a special concurrence	June 26, 1997	9-0
Commissioner v. Estate of Hubert	Wrote a dissent, joined Scalia's dissent	March 18, 1997	7-2
United States v. LaBonte	Wrote a dissent	May 27, 1997	6-3
Boggs v. Boggs	Wrote a dissent	June 2, 1997	5-4
Turner Broadcasting System v. FCC	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 31, 1997	5-4
Metro-North Commuter R.R. Co. v. Buckley	Wrote the majority opinion	June 23, 1997	7-2
Atherton v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, As Receiver For City ...	Wrote the majority opinion	January 14, 1997	9-0
Bryan County, Oklahoma v. Brown	Wrote a dissent, joined Souter's dissent	April 28, 1997	5-4
Reno v. Bossier Parish School Board	Wrote a regular concurrence	May 12, 1997	7-2
Klehr Et Ux. v. A. O. Smith Corp.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 19, 1997	9-0
Printz v. United States	Wrote a dissent, joined Stevens' dissent	June 27, 1997	5-4
City of Boerne v. Flores	Wrote a dissent, joined O'Connor's dissent	June 25, 1997	6-2
Raines v. Byrd	Wrote a dissent	June 26, 1997	7-2
United States v. Watts	Wrote a regular concurrence	January 6, 1997	7-1
Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York	Wrote a special concurrence	February 19, 1997	6-3
Clinton v. Jones	Wrote a special concurrence	May 27, 1997	9-0
Washington v. Glucksberg	Wrote a special concurrence	June 26, 1997	9-0
Saratoga Fishing Co. v. J. M. Martinac & Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	June 2, 1997	6-3
United States v. Gonzales	Wrote a dissent, joined Stevens' dissent	March 3, 1997	7-2
Abrams v. Johnson	Wrote a dissent	June 19, 1997	5-4
Richardson v. McKnight	Wrote the majority opinion	June 23, 1997	5-4
Young v. Ford Ice	Wrote the majority opinion	March 31, 1997	9-0
Kansas v. Hendricks	Wrote a dissent	June 23, 1997	5-4
United States v. Brockamp	Wrote the majority opinion	February 18, 1997	9-0
Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor	Wrote a dissent	June 25, 1997	6-2

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