2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts

none February 2026 September 2023 John Roberts yes File:File-Official roberts CJ cropped.jpg 2005 first October 3, 2005 October 1, 2006 8 2 2 1 0 13 0 0 5 Scalia (10) O'Connor (1)Justice O'Connor joined the one opinion Roberts filed before she retired January 31, 2006. Of the justices who participated the entire term, five justices joined the fewest of Roberts' opinions, with seven each: Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinions.aspx?Term=05 https://web.archive.org/web/20120516151603/https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinions.aspx?Term=05 May 16, 2012 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/relatingtoorders.aspx?Term=05 https://web.archive.org/web/20100527232514/https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/relatingtoorders.aspx?Term=05 May 27, 2010 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/in-chambers.aspx?Term=05 https://web.archive.org/web/20120516151732/https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/in-chambers.aspx?Term=05 May 16, 2012 December 14, 2016 John Roberts opinions SCOTUSterm2005 yes 01 Martin v. Franklin Capital Corp. majority 546 132 2005 Unanimous 02 Gonzales v. O Centro Espírita Beneficente União do Vegetal majority 546 418 2006 Religious Freedom Restoration Act statutory interpretation Unanimous Roberts' opinion, which was unanimous as to the eight justices participating, ruled that a church was properly granted an injunction under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act against criminal prosecution for its sacramental use of a hallucinatory substance, because the federal government had failed to demonstrate a compelling interest in prohibiting that use under the Controlled Substances Act. 03 Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, Inc. majority 547 047 47 2006 First Amendment conditions on government funding compelled speech Homosexuality in the U.S. military Solomon Amendment Unanimous Roberts' opinion, which was unanimous as to the eight justices participating, ruled that the government could constitutionally deny federal funds to universities that do not permit the military to recruit on their campuses because of their objection to the military's exclusion of homosexuals. Roberts wrote that the Solomon Amendment neither denies the institutions the right to speak, nor requires them to say anything. He further believed that Congress, through the "raise and support Armies" clause, could even directly force schools to allow recruiting without threatening the withholding of funds, if they so desired, and that, as a result, no question of "unconstitutional conditions" arises. 04 Georgia v. Randolph dissent 547 103 2006 Fourth Amendment Scalia Souter majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Georgia v. Randolph Stevens concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Georgia v. Randolph Breyer concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Georgia v. Randolph Scalia dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Georgia v. Randolph Thomas dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Georgia v. Randolph Roberts' first written dissent on the Court was from Souter's 5–4 ruling barring warrantless searches where a physically present occupant refuses entry to police despite the consent of a co-occupant. Roberts was concerned that this rule would limit the ability of police to address spousal abuse. He noted that the purpose of the Fourth Amendment was to protect individual privacy, but that any person who shares a dwelling (or, as Roberts pointed out, a locker or a hard drive) with another person may anticipate that the other person sharing access to their belongings might turn them over to authorities. Roberts believed that the majority's judgment was arbitrary in light of prior decisions, which had held that police could ignore the objections of a resident who was being held in a police car rather than in the house. 05 Jones v. Flowers majority 547 220 2006 Fourteenth Amendment due process enforcement of property taxes Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer Thomas dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Jones v. Flowers Roberts' 5-4 majority opinion held that a state was required to take additional reasonable steps to notify a homeowner of a pending tax sale to satisfy overdue property taxes, when the state knew its previous attempt at notice had failed when the certified mailing was returned unclaimed. Roberts satirized the state's position by analogy, stating that "[i]f the [Tax] Commissioner prepared a stack of letters to mail to delinquent taxpayers, handed them to the postman, and then watched as the departing postman accidentally dropped the letters down a storm drain, one would certainly expect the Commissioner's office to prepare a new stack of letters and send them again. No one desirous of actually informing the owners would simply shrug his shoulders as the letters disappeared and say 'I tried.'" 06 DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno majority 547 332 2006 Article Three standing Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer, Alito Ginsburg concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno Roberts' 8-justice majority, the judgment of which Ginsburg concurred in, ruled that state residents did not have standing to challenge state taxation and spending decisions simply by virtue of their status as taxpayers. 07 Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc. majority 547 356 2006 ERISA Unanimous 08 eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C. concurrence 547 388 2006 Patent Scalia, Ginsburg Thomas majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C. Kennedy concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C. 09 Brigham City v. Stuart majority 547 398 2006 Fourth Amendment exceptions to warrant requirement exigent circumstances Unanimous Stevens concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Brigham City v. Stuart Roberts' unanimous opinion ruled that police may enter a home without a warrant when they have an objectively reasonable basis for believing that an occupant is seriously injured or imminently threatened with such injury. 10 House v. Bell concurrencedissent 547 518 2006 Scalia, Thomas Kennedy majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#House v. Bell 11 Rapanos v. United States concurrence 547 715 2006 Clean Water Act Scalia plurality 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Rapanos v. United States Kennedy concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Rapanos v. United States Stevens dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Rapanos v. United States Breyer dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Rapanos v. United States Roberts joined Scalia's plurality supporting an interpretation of the Clean Water Act that restricted its application to land directly connected to waterways. He wrote a separate concurrence to express his disappointment that lower courts would have no guidance on how to resolve the issue because of the Court's failure to establish a majority. 12 Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon majority 548 331 2006 Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito Ginsburg concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon Breyer dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon 13 League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry concurrencedissent 548 399 2006 Voting Rights Act Alito Kennedy plurality 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry Stevens concurrencedissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry Scalia concurrencedissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry Souter concurrencedissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry Breyer concurrencedissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry