2006 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States
The 2006 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 2, 2006, and concluded September 30, 2007. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion.
Table key
Delivered the Court's opinion
Joined the Court's opinion
Filed a concurrence
Joined a concurrence
Filed a dissent
Joined a dissent
Filed a concurrence/dissent
Joined a concurrence/dissent
Did not participate in the decision
Decisions that do not note an argument date were decided without oral argument. Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's opinion are per curiam .
Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices frequently join multiple opinions in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly.
An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality. An asterisk in a joining vote denotes that the justice joined it only in part.
A dash ( - ) denotes that the Justice voted without filing or joining an opinion.
2006 term opinions
#
Case name and citation
Argued
Decided
Roberts
Stevens
Scalia
Kennedy
Souter
Thomas
Ginsburg
Breyer
Alito
1
Purcell v. Gonzalez , 549 U.S. 1 October 20, 2006
2
Ayers v. Belmontes , 549 U.S. 7 October 3, 2006 November 13, 2006
3
Lopez v. Gonzales , 549 U.S. 47 October 3, 2006 December 5, 2006
4
Toledo-Flores v. United States ,[ 1] 549 U.S. 69 October 3, 2006 December 5, 2006
5
Carey v. Musladin , 549 U.S. 70 October 11, 2006 December 11, 2006
6
BP America Production Co. v. Burton , 549 U.S. 84 October 4, 2006 December 11, 2006
7
United States v. Resendiz-Ponce , 549 U.S. 102 October 10, 2006 January 9, 2007
8
MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc. , 549 U.S. 118 October 4, 2006 January 9, 2007
9
Burton v. Stewart , 549 U.S. 147 January 9, 2007
10
Norfolk Southern R. Co. v. Sorrell , 549 U.S. 158 October 10, 2006 January 10, 2007
11
Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez , 549 U.S. 183 December 5, 2006 January 17, 2007
12
Jones v. Bock , 549 U.S. 199 October 30, 2006 January 22, 2007
13
Osborn v. Haley , 549 U.S. 225 October 30, 2006 January 22, 2007
14
Cunningham v. California , 549 U.S. 270 October 11, 2006 January 22, 2007
15
Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co. , 549 U.S. 312 November 28, 2006 February 20, 2007
16
Lawrence v. Florida , 549 U.S. 327 October 31, 2006 February 20, 2007
17
Philip Morris USA v. Williams , 549 U.S. 346 October 31, 2006 February 20, 2007
18
Marrama v. Citizens Bank of Massachusetts , 549 U.S. 365 November 6, 2006 February 21, 2007
19
Wallace v. Kato , 549 U.S. 384 November 6, 2006 February 21, 2007
20
Whorton v. Bockting , 549 U.S. 406 November 1, 2006 February 28, 2007
21
Sinochem Int'l Co. v. Malaysia Int'l Shipping Corp. , 549 U.S. 422 January 9, 2007 March 5, 2007
22
Lance v. Coffman , 549 U.S. 437 March 5, 2007
23
Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. v. Pacific Gas & Elec. Co. , 549 U.S. 443 January 16, 2007 March 20, 2007
24
Rockwell Int'l Corp. v. United States , 549 U.S. 457 December 5, 2006 March 27, 2007
25
Limtiaco v. Camacho , 549 U.S. 483 January 8, 2007 March 27, 2007
26
Massachusetts v. EPA , 549 U.S. 497 November 29, 2006 April 2, 2007
27
Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corp. , 549 U.S. 561 November 1, 2006 April 2, 2007
28
Watters v. Wachovia Bank, N. A. , 550 U.S. 1 November 29, 2006 April 17, 2007
29
Global Crossing Telecomm. v. Metrophones Telecomm. , 550 U.S. 45 October 10, 2006 April 17, 2007
30
Zuni Public School District No. 89 v. Department of Education , 550 U.S. 81 January 10, 2007 April 17, 2007
31
Gonzales v. Carhart , 550 U.S. 124 November 8, 2006 April 18, 2007
32
James v. United States , 550 U.S. 192 November 7, 2006 April 18, 2007
33
Abdul-Kabir v. Quarterman , 550 U.S. 233 January 17, 2007 April 25, 2007
34
Brewer v. Quarterman , 550 U.S. 286 January 17, 2007 April 25, 2007
35
Smith v. Texas , 550 U.S. 297 January 17, 2007 April 25, 2007
36
United Haulers Assn. v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Mgmt. Auth. , 550 U.S. 330 January 8, 2007 April 30, 2007
37
Scott v. Harris , 550 U.S. 372 February 26, 2007 April 30, 2007
38
KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc. , 550 U.S. 398 November 28, 2006 April 30, 2007
39
EC Term of Years Trust v. United States , 550 U.S. 429 February 26, 2007 April 30, 2007
40
Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp. , 550 U.S. 437 February 21, 2007 April 30, 2007
41
Schriro v. Landrigan , 550 U.S. 465 January 9, 2007 May 14, 2007
42
Hinck v. United States , 550 U.S. 501 April 23, 2007 May 21, 2007
43
Office of Senator Mark Dayton v. Hanson , 550 U.S. 511 April 24, 2007 May 21, 2007
44
Winkelman v. Parma City School District , 550 U.S. 516 February 27, 2007 May 21, 2007
45
Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly , 550 U.S. 544 November 27, 2006 May 21, 2007
46
Roper v. Weaver ,[ 2] 550 U.S. 598 March 21, 2007 May 21, 2007
47
Los Angeles County v. Rettele , 550 U.S. 609 May 21, 2007
48
Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. , 550 U.S. 618 November 27, 2006 May 29, 2007
49
Uttecht v. Brown , 551 U.S. 1 April 17, 2007 June 4, 2007
50
Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Burr , 551 U.S. 47 January 16, 2007 June 4, 2007
51
Sole v. Wyner , 551 U.S. 74 April 17, 2007 June 4, 2007
52
Claiborne v. United States ,[ 3] 551 U.S. 87 February 20, 2007 June 4, 2007
53
Erickson v. Pardus , 551 U.S. 89 June 4, 2007
54
Beck v. PACE Int'l. Union , 551 U.S. 96 April 24, 2007 June 11, 2007
55
Fry v. Pliler , 551 U.S. 112 March 20, 2007 June 11, 2007
56
United States v. Atlantic Research Corp. , 551 U.S. 128 April 23, 2007 June 11, 2007
57
Watson v. Philip Morris Cos. , 551 U.S. 142 April 25, 2007 June 11, 2007
58
Long Island Care at Home, Ltd. v. Coke , 551 U.S. 158 April 16, 2007 June 11, 2007
59
Davenport v. Washington Ed. Assn. , 551 U.S. 177 January 10, 2007 June 14, 2007
60
Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations v. City of New York , 551 U.S. 193 April 24, 2007 June 14, 2007
61
Bowles v. Russell , 551 U.S. 205 March 26, 2007 June 14, 2007
62
Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services, Inc. , 551 U.S. 224 April 16, 2007 June 18, 2007
63
Brendlin v. California , 551 U.S. 249 April 23, 2007 June 18, 2007
64
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC v. Billing , 551 U.S. 264 March 27, 2007 June 18, 2007
65
Tenn. Secondary Sch. Athletic Assn. v. Brentwood Academy , 551 U.S. 291 April 18, 2007 June 21, 2007
66
Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd. , 551 U.S. 308 March 28, 2007 June 21, 2007
67
Rita v. United States , 551 U.S. 338 February 20, 2007 June 21, 2007
68
Morse v. Frederick , 551 U.S. 393 March 19, 2007 June 25, 2007
69
Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life , 551 U.S. 449 April 25, 2007 June 25, 2007
70
Wilkie v. Robbins , 551 U.S. 537 March 19, 2007 June 25, 2007
71
Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. , 551 U.S. 587 February 28, 2007 June 25, 2007
72
National Assn. of Home Builders v. Defenders of Wildlife , 551 U.S. 644 April 17, 2007 June 25, 2007
73
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle Sch. Dist. No. 1 , 551 U.S. 701 December 4, 2006 June 28, 2007
74
Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. , 551 U.S. 877 March 26, 2007 June 28, 2007
75
Panetti v. Quarterman , 551 U.S. 930 April 18, 2007 June 28, 2007
#
Case name and citation
Argued
Decided
Roberts
Stevens
Scalia
Kennedy
Souter
Thomas
Ginsburg
Breyer
Alito
2006 term membership and statistics
This was the second term of Chief Justice Roberts' tenure and the first full term with the same membership; Justice Alito joined the Court during the 2005 term .
Membership, opinions delivered, and frequency in majority
Justice
Appointment history
Agreement with judgment
Opinions filed
Seniority
Name
President
Date confirmed
%
#
Total
Chief Justice
John Roberts
George W. Bush
September 29, 2005
88.9%
64/72
7
1
0
3
11
Associate Justice
John Paul Stevens
Gerald Ford
December 19, 1975
62.7%
47/75
7
8
2
14
31
Associate Justice
Antonin Scalia
Ronald Reagan
September 26, 1986
78.7%
59/75
8
6
1
9
24
Associate Justice
Anthony Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
February 18, 1988
97.3%
72/74
8
6
0
1
15
Associate Justice
David Souter
George H. W. Bush
October 9, 1990
74.7%
56/75
7
3
2
5
17
Associate Justice
Clarence Thomas
George H. W. Bush
October 23, 1991
77%
57/74
8
8
0
8
24
Associate Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Bill Clinton
August 10, 1993
72%
54/75
7
2
1
4
14
Associate Justice
Stephen Breyer
Bill Clinton
August 3, 1994
74%
54/73
8
2
3
6
19
Associate Justice
Samuel Alito
George W. Bush
January 31, 2006
86.7%
65/75
7
4
0
4
15
Notes on statistics:
Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included.
Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point.
Totals
67
40
9
54
170
Justice-to-justice concordance
Roberts
Stevens
Scalia
Kennedy
Souter
Thomas
Ginsburg
Breyer
Alito
Most concordant justice
Least concordant justice
Chief Justice John Roberts
xx
58.8%
91.2%
86.6%
72.1%
84.6%
64.7%
66.2%
94.1%
Alito
Stevens
Associate Justice John Paul Stevens
58.8%
xx
56.3%
65.7%
80.3%
52.9%
88.7%
85.3%
59.2%
Ginsburg
Thomas
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia
91.2%
56.3%
xx
78.6%
67.6%
92.9%
64.8%
67.2%
87.3%
Thomas
Stevens
Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy
86.6%
65.7%
78.6%
xx
77.1%
78.3%
71.4%
76.5%
92.9%
Alito
Stevens
Associate Justice David Souter
72.1%
80.3%
67.6%
77.1%
xx
62.9%
85.7%
91.4%
67.6%
Breyer
Thomas
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas
84.6%
52.9%
92.9%
78.3%
62.9%
xx
60.0%
55.9%
84.3%
Scalia
Stevens
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
64.7%
88.7%
64.8%
71.4%
85.7%
60.0%
xx
90.0%
62.0%
Breyer
Thomas
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer
66.2%
85.3%
67.2%
76.5%
91.4%
55.9%
90.0%
xx
62.3%
Souter
Thomas
Associate Justice Samuel Alito
94.1%
59.2%
87.3%
92.9%
67.6%
84.3%
62.0%
62.3%
xx
Roberts
Stevens
Notes on statistics:
The percentage at the intersection of two justices is the frequency with which they agreed upon a judgment, irrespective of the specific opinions joined.
Only bench opinions listed above are counted; opinions relating to orders and in-chambers opinions are not included.
Notes
^ In Toledo-Flores v. United States , 549 U.S. 69 (2006), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted .
^ In Roper v. Weaver , 550 U.S. 598 (2007), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted .
^ In Claiborne v. United States , 551 U.S. 87 (2007), the Court vacated the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit's judgment as moot, upon being notified that the petitioner had died.
References
Supreme Court of the United States 2006 term
(October 2, 2006 - September 30, 2007)
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