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No 26-50

No. Date Docket Name Author Vote
Number 51-75
Number 1-25
50 06/04/07 06-84 Safeco Ins. Co. of America v. Burr (pdf) Souter, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy and Breyer, JJ., joined, in which Scalia, J., joined as to all but footnotes 11 and 15, in which Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined as to all but Part III–A, and in which Stevens and Ginsburg, JJ., joined as to Parts I, II, III–A, and IV–B. Stevens, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part, in which Alito, J., joined. 9-0
49 06/04/07 06-413 Uttecht v. Brown (pdf) Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Souter, J., joined. 5-4
48 05/29/07 05-1074 Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (pdf) Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Souter, and Breyer, JJ., joined. 5-4
47 05/21/07 06-605 Los Angeles County v. Rettele (pdf) PC -
46 05/21/07 06-313 Roper v. Weaver (pdf) PC -
45 05/21/07 05-1126 Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly (pdf) Souter, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined, except as to Part IV. 7-2
44 05/21/07 05-983 Winkelman v. Parma City School Dist. (pdf) Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dis- senting in part, in which Thomas, J., joined. 7-2
43 05/21/07 06-618 Office of Sen. Mark Dayton v. Hanson (pdf) Stevens, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Roberts, C. J., who took no part in the consid- eration or decision of the case. 8-0
42 05/21/07 06-376 Hinck v. United States (pdf) Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. 9-0
41 05/14/07 05-1575 Schriro v. Landrigan (pdf) Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Alito, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. 5-4
40 04/30/07 05-1056 Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp. (pdf) Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to footnote 14. Scalia, Kennedy, and Souter, JJ., joined that opinion in full. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring as to all but footnote 14, in which Thomas and Breyer, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opin- ion. Roberts, C. J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. 7-1
39 04/30/07 05-1541 EC Term of Years Trust v. United States (pdf) Souter, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. 9-0
38 04/30/07 04-1350 KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc. (pdf) Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. 9-0
37 04/30/07 05-1631 Scott v. Harris (pdf) Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., and Breyer, J., filed concurring opinions. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion. 8-1
36 04/30/07 05-1345 United Haulers Assn., Inc. v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority (pdf) Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to Part II–D. Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined that opinion in full. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring as to Parts I and II–A through II–C. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens and Kennedy, JJ., joined. 6-3
35 04/25/07 05-11304 Smith v. Texas (pdf) Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, OUTER, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Souter, J., filed a concur- ring opinion. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined. 5-4
34 04/25/07 05-11287 Brewer v. Quarterman (pdf) Stevens, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a dis- senting opinion, in which Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined, and in which Alito, J., joined as to Part 5-4
33 04/25/07 05-11284 Abdul-Kabir v. Quarterman (pdf) Stevens, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a dis- senting opinion, in which Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined, and in which Alito, J., joined as to Part I. 5-4
32 04/18/07 05-9264 James v. United States (pdf) Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Souter, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dis- senting opinion, in which Stevens and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. 5-4
31 04/18/07 05-380 Gonzales v. Carhart (pdf) Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Souter, and Breyer, JJ., joined. 5-4
30 04/17/07 05-1508 Zuni Public School Dist. No. 89 v. Department of Education (pdf) Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, and Alito, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a concur- ring opinion. Kennedy, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Alito, J., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, J., joined, and in which Souter, J., joined as to Part I. Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion. 5-4
29 04/17/07 05-705 Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc. (pdf) Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, and Alito, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., and Thomas, J., filed dissenting opinions. 6-2
28 04/17/07 05-1342 Watters v. Wachovia Bank, N. A. (pdf) Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Souter, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, J., joined. Thomas, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. 5-3
27 04/02/07 05-848 Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corp. (pdf) Souter, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas, J., joined as to all but Part III–A. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part. 9-0
26 04/02/07 05-1120 Massachusetts v. EPA (pdf) Stevens, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a dis- senting opinion, in which Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined. 5-4
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Number 1-25

Source: 2006 Term Opinions of the Court

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