2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice Stephen Breyer during the 2005 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which lasted from October 3, 2005 until October 1, 2006. This was the twelfth term of 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 decisions: 2 Most joined by: Souter (14) Least joined by: O'Connor (2)[1]

Case	Issue	Joined by
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
Evans v. Chavis 546 U.S. 189 (2006)		Roberts, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg
Brown v. Sanders 546 U.S. 212 (2006)		Ginsburg
Rice v. Collins 546 U.S. 333 (2006)		Souter
Oregon v. Guzek 546 U.S. 517 (2006)		Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg
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)		Unanimous
Georgia v. Randolph 547 U.S. 103 (2006)
Garcetti v. Ceballos 547 U.S. 410 (2006)
Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. 547 U.S. 451 (2005)
Hudson v. Michigan 547 U.S. 586 (2006)		Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg
Empire HealthChoice Assurance, Inc. v. McVeigh 547 U.S. 677 (2006)		Kennedy, Souter, Alito
Rapanos v. United States 547 U.S. 715 (2006)
Dixon v. United States 548 U.S. 1 (2006)		Souter
Burlington, N. & S. F. R. Co. v. White 548 U.S. 53 (2006)		Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg
Woodford v. Ngo 548 U.S. 81 (2006)
Lab. Corp. of Am. Holdings v. Metabolite Labs. 548 U.S. 124 (2006)	Patent	Stevens, Souter
Breyer filed a dissent from the Court's per curiam dismissal of certiorari as improvidently granted.
Randall v. Sorrell 548 U.S. 230 (2006)		Roberts; Alito (in part)
Arlington Central School Dist. Bd. of Ed. v. Murphy 548 U.S. 291 (2006)		Stevens, Souter
Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon 548 U.S. 331 (2006)		Stevens, Souter; Ginsburg (in part)
League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry 548 U.S. 399 (2006)	Electoral redistricting
Beard v. Banks 548 U.S. 521 (2006)		Roberts, Kennedy, Souter
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld 548 U.S. 557 (2006)		Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg
Clark v. Arizona 548 U.S. 735 (2006)

Notes

1. O'Connor retired midterm; of the justices that participated in the entire term, Scalia and Thomas each only joined four of Breyer's opinions.

References

• "2005 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
• "2005 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
• "2005 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved 2010-07-07.