2007 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

October 2007 to October 2008 opinions February 2026 September 2023 150px|right The 2007 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2007, and concluded September 30, 2008. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion. Table key 2007 term opinions Roberts Stevens Scalia Kennedy Souter Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito 1 New York City Board of Education v. Tom F. Board of Ed. of City School Dist. of New York v. Tom F. 552 1 October 1, 2007 October 10, 2007 The Court's per curiam opinion in Board of Ed. of City School Dist. of New York v. Tom F., 552 U.S. 1 (2007), noted that the judgment was affirmed by an equally divided Court. joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 didnotparticipate X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 2 Allen v. Siebert 552 3 November 5, 2007 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 3 CSX Transp., Inc. v. Georgia State Bd. of Equalization 552 9 November 5, 2007 December 4, 2007 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 4 Logan v. United States 552 23 October 30, 2007 December 4, 2007 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 5 Gall v. United States 552 38 October 2, 2007 December 10, 2007 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority concurrence1 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence2 2J1 dissent1 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent2 4 6 Watson v. United States 552 74 October 9, 2007 December 10, 2007 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 7 Kimbrough v. United States 552 85 October 2, 2007 December 10, 2007 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent1 4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 dissent2 4 8 Arave v. Hoffman 552 117 January 7, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 9 Wright v. Van Patten 552 120 January 7, 2008 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 10 John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. United States 552 130 November 6, 2007 January 7, 2008 joinmajority J1 dissent1 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent1 dissent2 4J4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 11 Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. 552 148 October 9, 2007 January 15, 2008 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 didnotparticipate X joinmajority J1 12 Knight v. Commissioner 552 181 November 27, 2007 January 16, 2008 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 13 New York State Bd. of Elections v. Lopez Torres 552 196 October 3, 2007 January 16, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence1 2J1 majority 1 concurrence2 2 joinmajority joinconcurrence1 J1J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority partjoinconcurrence2 J1J2X joinmajority J1 14 Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons 552 214 October 29, 2007 January 22, 2008 joinmajority J1 joindissent1 joindissent2 J4J4 joinmajority J1 dissent1 4 joindissent1 J4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joindissent1 dissent2 4J1 joinmajority J1 15 LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc. 552 248 November 26, 2007 February 20, 2008 concurrence1 2 majority 1 joinconcurrence2 J2 joinconcurrence1 J2 joinmajority J1 concurrence2 2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 16 Danforth v. Minnesota 552 264 October 31, 2007 February 20, 2008 dissent 4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 17 Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc. 552 312 December 4, 2007 February 20, 2008 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority concurrence 2J1X majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 18 Preston v. Ferrer 552 346 January 14, 2008 February 20, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 19 Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transp. Assn. 552 364 November 28, 2007 February 20, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority concurrence1 2J1X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence2 2 majority 1 joinmajority J1 20 Sprint/United Management Co. v. Mendelsohn 552 379 December 3, 2007 February 26, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 21 Federal Express Corp. v. Holowecki 552 389 November 6, 2007 February 27, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 22 Boulware v. United States 552 421 January 8, 2008 March 3, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 23 Warner-Lambert Co. v. Kent 552 440 February 25, 2008 March 3, 2008 The Court's per curiam opinion in Warner-Lambert Co. v. Kent, 552 U.S. 440 (2008), noted that the judgment was affirmed by an equally divided Court. didnotparticipate X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 24 Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party 552 442 October 1, 2007 March 18, 2008 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 25 Snyder v. Louisiana 552 472 December 4, 2007 March 19, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 26 Medellín v. Texas 552 491 October 10, 2007 March 25, 2008 majority 1 concurrence 2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 27 Hall Street Associates, L. L. C. v. Mattel, Inc. 552 576 November 7, 2007 March 25, 2008 joinmajority J1 dissent1 4 partjoinmajority J1X joindissent1 J4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent2 4 joinmajority J1 28 New Jersey v. Delaware 552 597 November 27, 2007 March 31, 2008 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority concurrencedissent 3J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 didnotparticipate X joindissent J4 29 United States v. Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Co. 553 1 March 24, 2008 April 15, 2008 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 30 MeadWestvaco Corp. v. Illinois Dept. of Revenue 553 16 January 16, 2008 April 15, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 31 Baze v. Rees 553 35 January 7, 2008 April 16, 2008 plurality 1X concurrence1 2 concurrence2 joinconcurrence3 2J2 joinplurality J1 joindissent J4 joinconcurrence2 concurrence3 2J2 dissent 4 concurrence4 2 joinplurality concurrence5 2J1 32 Burgess v. United States 553 124 March 24, 2008 April 16, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 33 Begay v. United States 553 137 January 15, 2008 April 16, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 dissent 4 34 Virginia v. Moore 553 164 January 14, 2008 April 23, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 35 Crawford v. Marion County Election Bd. 553 181 January 9, 2008 April 28, 2008 joinplurality J1 plurality 1X concurrence 2 joinplurality J1 dissent1 4 joinconcurrence J2 joindissent1 J4 dissent2 4 joinconcurrence J2 36 Gonzalez v. United States 553 242 January 8, 2008 May 12, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 majority 1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 37 United States v. Ressam 553 272 March 25, 2008 May 19, 2008 joinmajority J1 majority 1 partjoinmajority joinconcurrence J1XJ2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority concurrence 2J1X joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 38 United States v. Williams (2008) 553 285 October 30, 2007 May 19, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority J1 39 Department of Revenue of Ky. v. Davis 553 328 November 5, 2007 May 19, 2008 partjoinmajority concurrence1 2J1X joinmajority concurrence2 2J1 partjoinmajority concurrence3 2J1 dissent1 4 plurality 1X concurrence4 2 partjoinmajority J1X joinmajority J1 joindissent1 dissent2 4J4 40 United States v. Rodriquez 553 377 January 15, 2008 May 19, 2008 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 41 Riley v. Kennedy 553 406 March 24, 2008 May 27, 2008 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 42 CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries 553 442 February 20, 2008 May 27, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 43 Gomez-Perez v. Potter 553 474 February 19, 2008 May 27, 2008 dissent1 4 joinmajority J1 partjoindissent1 joindissent2 J4XJ4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 partjoindissent1 dissent2 4J4X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 44 United States v. Santos 553 507 October 3, 2007 June 2, 2008 joindissent2 J4 concurrence 2 plurality 1X joindissent2 J4 joinplurality J1 partjoinplurality J1X joinplurality J1 dissent1 joindissent2 4J4 dissent2 4 45 Regalado Cuellar v. United States 553 550 February 25, 2008 June 2, 2008 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 46 Richlin Security Service Co. v. Chertoff 553 571 March 19, 2008 June 2, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority J1X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority J1X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 47 Engquist v. Oregon Dept. of Agriculture 553 591 April 21, 2008 June 9, 2008 majority 1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 48 Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc. 553 617 January 16, 2008 June 9, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 49 Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co. 553 639 April 14, 2008 June 9, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 50 Allison Engine Co. v. United States ex rel. Sanders 553 662 February 26, 2008 June 9, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 51 Munaf v. Geren 553 674 March 25, 2008 June 12, 2008 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority J1 52 Irizarry v. United States 553 708 April 15, 2008 June 12, 2008 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joindissent J4 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 53 Boumediene v. Bush 553 723 December 5, 2007 June 12, 2008 dissent1 joindissent2 4J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent1 dissent2 4J4 majority 1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joindissent1 joindissent2 J4J4 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joindissent1 joindissent2 J4J4 54 Republic of Philippines v. Pimentel 553 851 March 17, 2008 June 12, 2008 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority concurrencedissent1 3J1X joinmajority J1 majority 1 partjoinmajority concurrencedissent2 3J1X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 55 Taylor v. Sturgell 553 880 April 16, 2008 June 12, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 56 Dada v. Mukasey 554 1 January 7, 2008 June 16, 2008 joindissent1 J4 joinmajority J1 dissent1 4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joindissent1 J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent2 4 57 Florida Dept. of Revenue v. Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc. 554 33 March 26, 2008 June 16, 2008 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 58 Chamber of Commerce v. Brown 554 60 March 19, 2008 June 19, 2008 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 59 Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory 554 84 April 23, 2008 June 19, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 joinmajority J1 majority 1 partjoinmajority concurrencedissent 3J1X joinmajority J1 didnotparticipate X joinmajority J1 60 Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Glenn 554 105 April 23, 2008 June 19, 2008 partjoinmajority concurrence 2J1X joinmajority J1 dissent 4 concurrencedissent 3 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 61 Kentucky Retirement Systems v. EEOC 554 135 January 9, 2008 June 19, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 majority 1 joindissent J4 62 Indiana v. Edwards 554 164 March 26, 2008 June 19, 2008 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 63 Rothgery v. Gillespie County 554 191 March 17, 2008 June 23, 2008 joinmajority concurrence1 joinconcurrence2 2J1J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence1 joinconcurrence2 J1J2J2 joinmajority J1 majority 1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence2 2J1 64 Greenlaw v. United States 554 237 April 15, 2008 June 23, 2008 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 concurrence partjoindissent 2J4X dissent 4 65 Sprint Communications Co. v. APCC Services, Inc. 554 269 April 21, 2008 June 23, 2008 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joindissent J4 66 Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Co., Inc. 554 316 April 14, 2008 June 25, 2008 majority 1 partjoinmajority joinconcurrencedissent J1XJ3 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority joinconcurrencedissent J1XJ3 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority concurrencedissent 3J1X partjoinmajority joinconcurrencedissent J1XJ3 joinmajority J1 67 Giles v. California 554 353 April 22, 2008 June 25, 2008 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 plurality 1X joindissent J4 partjoinmajority concurrence1 2J1X joinmajority concurrence2 2J1 partjoinmajority joinconcurrence1 J1XJ2 dissent 4 joinmajority concurrence3 2J1 68 Kennedy v. Louisiana 554 407 April 16, 2008 June 25, 2008 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 69 Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker 554 471 February 27, 2008 June 25, 2008 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority concurrencedissent1 3J1X joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 partjoinmajority concurrencedissent2 3J1X partjoinmajority concurrencedissent3 3J1X didnotparticipate X 70 Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. v. Public Util. Dist. No. 1 of Snohomish Cty. Morgan Stanley Cap. Group v. Pub. Util. Dist. #1 of Snohomish Cty. 554 527 February 19, 2008 June 26, 2008 didnotparticipate X dissent 4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority concurrence 2J1X didnotparticipate X joinmajority J1 71 District of Columbia v. Heller 554 570 March 18, 2008 June 26, 2008 joinmajority J1 dissent1 joindissent2 4J4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joindissent1 joindissent2 J4J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent1 joindissent2 J4J4 joindissent1 dissent2 4J4 joinmajority J1 72 Davis v. Federal Election Comm’n 554 724 April 22, 2008 June 26, 2008 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority concurrencedissent1 3J1X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority partjoinconcurrencedissent1 J1XJ3X joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority partjoinconcurrencedissent1 concurrencedissent2 3J1XJ3X partjoinmajority partjoinconcurrencedissent1 joinconcurrencedissent2 J1XJ3J3X majority 1 73 2007 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States#Medellín v. Texas Medellín v. Texas 554 759 August 5, 2008 joinmajority J1 dissent1 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent2 4 joinmajority J1 dissent3 4 dissent4 4 joinmajority J1 Roberts Stevens Scalia Kennedy Souter Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito 2007 term membership and statistics This was the third term of Chief Justice Roberts' tenure and the second full term with the same membership. John Roberts George W. Bush September 29, 2005 64 71 8 5 0 4 John Paul Stevens Gerald Ford December 19, 1975 54 73 7 8 4 9 Antonin Scalia Ronald Reagan September 26, 1986 60 73 8 10 0 6 Anthony Kennedy Ronald Reagan February 18, 1988 62 72 7 1 1 3 David Souter George H. W. Bush October 9, 1990 56 73 7 4 1 4 Clarence Thomas George H. W. Bush October 23, 1991 56 73 7 7 1 9 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bill Clinton August 10, 1993 55 73 8 4 3 4 Stephen Breyer Bill Clinton August 3, 1994 53 69 8 2 1 12 Samuel Alito George W. Bush January 31, 2006 60 72 7 4 0 8 Notes References https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/07 2007 Term Opinions of the Court Supreme Court of the United States March 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20141011212226/https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/07 October 11, 2014 2007 October 1, 2007 September 30, 2008 Category:Lists of United States Supreme Court opinions by term