2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

Concurrence
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Concurrence/dissent
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colspan=2 | Bench opinions = 19
colspan=2 | Opinions relating to orders = 1
colspan=2 | In-chambers opinions = 0
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white-space: nowrap colspan=2 valign=top | Unanimous decisions: 3
colspan=2 valign=top | Most joined by: Scalia (12)
colspan=2 valign=top | Least joined by: O'Connor (2) [Justice O'Connor retired January 31, 2006; of the justices who participated in the entire term, Justice Stevens joined the fewest opinions by Thomas, with four.]
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width=20% valign=top | Roberts, Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Souter, Breyer
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Ginsburg filed a dissent.
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Scalia filed the other dissent.
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width=20% valign=top | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy
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width=20% valign=top | Roberts, O'Connor, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Stevens filed a dissent.
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valign=top |Whether illegality of contract under state law precludes arbitration clause
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top |Reiterated earlier belief that the Federal Arbitration Act does not preclude state law. Thomas was the sole dissenter from Scalia's 7-1 opinion.
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valign=top | Statutory immunity of USPS from suit
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Thomas dissented from Kennedy's 7-1 opinion.
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valign=top | Antitrust: applicability to joint ventures
width=20% valign=top | Unanimous
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Thomas filed one of three dissents.
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valign=top | U.S. Const. amend. XI: Sovereign immunity of counties
width=20% valign=top | Unanimous
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valign=top | Due process: U.S. Const. amend. XIV: notice requirements to property owner prior to tax sale
width=20% valign=top | Scalia, Kennedy
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Thomas dissented from Roberts' decision.
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valign=top | Patent
width=20% valign=top | Unanimous
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Thomas joined the majority in part, and filed a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Thomas filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part from Scalia's otherwise unanimous opinion.
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width=20% valign=top | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Stevens filed a dissent.
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valign=top | Rights of the accused: U.S. Const. amend. VI: right to a jury trial
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Thomas dissented from the denial of "certiorari", which he thought should be granted so the Court could rule that the fact of a prior conviction, when an element of a crime, should be decided by a jury. Thomas believed this exception to the "Apprendi" rule was not found within the Constitution itself, but only derived from prior precedent that a majority of the Court no longer supported. "The Court’s duty to resolve this matter is particularly compelling, because we are the only court authorized to do so. And until we do so, countless criminal defendants will be denied the full protection afforded by the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, notwithstanding the agreement of a majority of the Court that this result is unconstitutional. There is no good reason to allow such a state of affairs to persist."
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valign=top | Death penalty
width=20% valign=top | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Stevens and Souter filed dissents.
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width=20% valign=top | Roberts, Scalia, Souter, Breyer, Alito
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width=20% valign=top | Scalia
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valign=top | Habeas corpus; presidential authority to try prisoners in military commissions
width=20% valign=top | Scalia; Alito (in part)
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Thomas filed one of three dissents.

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