- 2005 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States
The table below lists the opinions delivered from the bench by the
Supreme Court of the United States during the 2005 Term, which lasted from October 3, 2005, until October 1, 2006. The table illustrates what opinions were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each opinion. [Two decrees that the Court included in its list of bench opinions for the term have been omitted from this table: "Alaska v. United States", Jan. 26, 2006, a "per curiam" decree that entered the Court's judgment from its prior term decision (see "Alaska v. United States ", 545 U.S. 75 (2005)); and "Arizona v. California ", Mar. 27, 2006, a decree entered to approve the parties' settlement.]Table key
2005 term opinions
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"United States v. Georgia ", 546 U.S. 151
November 9, 2005
January 10, 2006
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"Wachovia Bank, N. A. v. Schmidt ", 546 U.S. 303
November 28, 2005
January 17, 2006
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"Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood ", 546 U.S. 320
November 30, 2005
January 18, 2006
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"Rice v. Collins ", 546 U.S. 333
December 5, 2005
January 18, 2006
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"Jones v. Flowers ", 547 U.S. 220
January 17, 2006
April 26, 2006
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"Hartman v. Moore ", 547 U.S. 250
January 10, 2006
April 26, 2006
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"Ark. Dep't of Human Servs. v. Ahlborn ", 547 U.S. 268
February 27, 2006
May 1, 2006
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"Marshall v. Marshall ", 547 U.S. 293
February 28, 2006
May 1, 2006
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"Holmes v. South Carolina ", 547 U.S. 319
February 22, 2006
May 1, 2006
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width=200px |"DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno ", 547 U.S. 332
March 1, 2006
May 15, 2006
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width=200px |"Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc. ", 547 U.S. 356
March 28, 2006
May 15, 2006
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width=200px |"S. D. Warren Co. v. Maine Bd. of Env. Protection ", 547 U.S. 370
February 21, 2006
May 15, 2006
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width=200px |"eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L. L. C. ", 547 U.S. 388
March 29, 2006
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width=200px |"Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. ", 547 U.S. 451
March 27, 2006
June 5, 2006
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width=200px |"Whitman v. Dep't of Transportation ", 547 U.S. 512
June 5, 2006
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"Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Williams", [The decision in "Mohawk Industries, Inc." summarily vacated and remanded the case for further consideration in light of "Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. ", 547 U.S. 451 (2006).] 547 U.S. 516
June 5, 2006
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width=200px |"House v. Bell ", 547 U.S. 518
January 11, 2006
June 12, 2006
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width=200px |"Hill v. McDonough ", 547 U.S. 573
April 26, 2006
June 12, 2006
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"Hudson v. Michigan ", 547 U.S. 586
May 18, 2005 [Only the reargument date for "Hudson v. Michigan " is given in the table; the case was first argued January 9, 2006, and then scheduled for reargument after Justice Alito's confirmation because his vote was needed to break a tie.]
June 15, 2006
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"Washington v. Recuenco ", 548 U.S. 212
April 17, 2006
June 26, 2006
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width=200px |"League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry ", 548 U.S. 399
March 1, 2006
June 28, 2006|
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width=200px |"Beard v. Banks ", 548 U.S. 521
March 27, 2006
June 28, 2006
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bgcolor="#93DB70" |2005 term membership and statistics
This was the first term of Chief Justice Roberts, who was confirmed following the death of Chief Justice
William Rehnquist on September 3. Justice O'Connor also retired midterm on January 31, 2006, when she was replaced by Justice Alito. The Court's membership had not changed for the previous eleven terms.
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Associate JusticeSandra Day O'Connor (retired midterm)
rowspan=3|Ronald Reagan
September 25, 1981
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Associate JusticeDavid Souter
rowspan=2|George H. W. Bush
October 9, 1990
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Associate JusticeStephen Breyer
August 3, 1994
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References
* [http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/05slipopinion.html Supreme Court slip opinions, 2005 term]
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