2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

The 2005 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 3, 2005, and concluded October 1, 2006. This was the twelfth term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court.
Stephen Breyer 2005 term statistics 7 Majority or Plurality 4 Concurrence 0 Other 11 Dissent 3 Concurrence/dissent Total = 25 Bench opinions = 24 Opinions relating to orders = 1 In-chambers opinions = 0 Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Souter (14) Least joined by: O'Connor (2)[1]

Type	Case	Citation	Issues	Joined by	Other opinions
	United States v. Olson	546 U.S. 43 (2005)		Unanimous
	Schaffer v. Weast	546 U.S. 49 (2005)	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act  • individualized education program challenges  • burden of proof		O'Connor Stevens Ginsburg
	Evans v. Chavis	546 U.S. 189 (2006)		Roberts, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg	Stevens
	Brown v. Sanders	546 U.S. 212 (2006)		Ginsburg	Scalia Stevens
	Rice v. Collins	546 U.S. 333 (2006)		Souter	Kennedy
	Oregon v. Guzek	546 U.S. 517 (2006)		Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg	Scalia
	Allen v. Ornoski	546 U.S. 1136 (2006)	death penalty
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of a stay of execution, and denial of certiorari to a death row inmate who "is 76 years old, blind, suffers from diabetes, is confined to a wheelchair, and has been on death row for 23 years." Breyer believed "that in the circumstances he raises a significant question as to whether his execution would constitute cruel and unusual punishment."
	Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc.	547 U.S. 9 (2006)		Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg
Alito did not participate.
	Georgia v. Randolph	547 U.S. 103 (2006)			Souter Stevens Roberts Scalia Thomas
	Garcetti v. Ceballos	547 U.S. 410 (2006)			Kennedy Stevens Souter
	Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp.	547 U.S. 451 (2006)			Kennedy Scalia Thomas
	Hudson v. Michigan	547 U.S. 586 (2006)		Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg	Scalia Kennedy
	Empire HealthChoice Assurance, Inc. v. McVeigh	547 U.S. 677 (2006)		Kennedy, Souter, Alito	Ginsburg
	Rapanos v. United States	547 U.S. 715 (2006)			Scalia Roberts Kennedy Stevens
	Dixon v. United States	548 U.S. 1 (2006)		Souter	Stevens Kennedy Alito
	Burlington, N. & S. F. R. Co. v. White	548 U.S. 53 (2006)		Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg	Alito
	Woodford v. Ngo	548 U.S. 81 (2006)			Alito Stevens
	Lab. Corp. of Am. Holdings v. Metabolite Labs.	548 U.S. 124 (2006)	patent law	Stevens, Souter	per curiam
Breyer dissented from the Court's per curiam dismissal of certiorari as improvidently granted.
	Randall v. Sorrell	548 U.S. 230 (2006)		Roberts; Alito (in part)	Kennedy Thomas Alito Stevens Souter
	Arlington Central School Dist. Bd. of Ed. v. Murphy	548 U.S. 291 (2006)		Stevens, Souter	Alito Ginsburg Souter
	Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon	548 U.S. 331 (2006)		Stevens, Souter; Ginsburg (in part)	Roberts Ginsburg
	League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry	548 U.S. 399 (2006)	electoral redistricting		Kennedy Roberts Stevens Scalia Souter
	Beard v. Banks	548 U.S. 521 (2006)		Roberts, Kennedy, Souter	Thomas Stevens Ginsburg
	Hamdan v. Rumsfeld	548 U.S. 557 (2006)		Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg	Stevens Kennedy Scalia Thomas Alito
	Clark v. Arizona	548 U.S. 735 (2006)			Souter Kennedy

Notes

1. O'Connor retired midterm. Of the justices who participated the entire term, Scalia and Thomas joined the fewest of Breyer's opinions, with four each.

References

• 2005 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on May 16, 2012, retrieved December 14, 2016.
• 2005 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on May 27, 2010, retrieved December 14, 2016.
• 2005 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on May 16, 2012, retrieved December 14, 2016.