2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens

none February 2026 September 2023 John Paul Stevens File:John Paul Stevens, SCOTUS photo portrait.jpg 2005 thirty-first October 3, 2005 October 1, 2006 7 6 1 14 2 28 2 0 2 Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer (11) O'Connor, Alito (2)O'Connor retired mid-term and Alito was confirmed as her replacement; of the justices who served for the complete term, Roberts and Scalia joined the fewest of Stevens' opinions, with five each. 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 Paul Stevens opinions SCOTUSterm2005 yes 01 IPB, Inc. v. Alvarez majority 546 21 2005 Unanimous 02 Schaffer v. Weast concurrence 546 49 2005 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act individualized education program challenges burden of proof O'Connor majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sandra Day O'Connor#Schaffer v. Weast Ginsburg dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Schaffer v. Weast Breyer dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Schaffer v. Weast Stevens joined O'Connor's 6-2 decision and filed a separate concurrence. 03 United States v. Georgia concurrence 546 151 2006 Ginsburg Scalia majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#United States v. Georgia Stevens also joined Scalia's unanimous opinion. 04 Volvo Trucks North America v. Reeder-Simco GMC dissent 546 164 2006 Thomas Ginsburg majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Volvo Trucks North America v. Reeder-Simco GMC 05 Evans v. Chavis concurrence 546 189 2006 Breyer majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Evans v. Chavis Stevens concurred in the judgment of Breyer's 8-justice opinion. 06 Brown v. Sanders dissent 546 212 2006 Souter Scalia majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Brown v. Sanders Breyer dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Brown v. Sanders 07 Central Virginia Community College v. Katz majority 546 356 2006 O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer Thomas dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Central Virginia Community College v. Katz Thomas filed a dissent. 08 Unitherm Food Systems, Inc. v. Swift-Eckrich, Inc. dissent 546 394 2006 Kennedy Thomas majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Unitherm Food Systems, Inc. v. Swift-Eckrich, Inc. 09 Lance v. Dennis dissent 546 459 2006 per curiam majority 2005 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States#Lance v. Dennis Ginsburg concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Lance v. Dennis Stevens dissented from the Court's per curiam opinion. 10 Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc. majority 547 28 2006 Patents antitrust Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer Stevens wrote for the Court that a patented product in a tying arrangement is not presumed to have market power for purposes of antitrust law. 11 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Dabit majority 547 71 2006 Securities regulation federal preemption Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer Stevens wrote for the Court that the Securities Litigation Reform Act preempted state law holder claims, even though such claims could not be brought under federal law. 12 Georgia v. Randolph concurrence 547 103 2006 Souter majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Georgia v. Randolph Breyer concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Georgia v. Randolph Roberts dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#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 Stevens also joined Souter's 5-3 decision. 13 Day v. McDonough dissent 547 198 2006 Habeas corpus Breyer Ginsburg majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Day v. McDonough Scalia dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Day v. McDonough Stevens filed one of two dissents from Ginsburg's 5–4 decision ruling that courts could dismiss a habeas petition filed outside the statute of limitations sua sponte. Though Stevens agreed with this interpretation, he dissented from the Court's decision to announce its judgment when a relevant case would be decided later in the term. The Court had recently granted certiorari in Lawrence v. Florida, a case which would answer the question of whether Day's petition was actually barred by the statute of limitations. Stevens wrote that "[i]t seems improvident to affirm a possibly erroneous Court of Appeals judgment that dismissed Day's habeas petition without an evaluation of its merits when we have already granted certiorari to address the issue on which the Court of Appeals may have erred." He suggested the lower court may still avoid a "miscarriage of justice" by keeping Day's case on its docket until after Lawrence is decided, "but it would be better practice for us to do so ourselves." 14 Ark. Dep't of Human Servs. v. Ahlborn majority 547 268 2006 Medicaid Unanimous The Court ruled that a federal statutory prohibition against liens on personal property to recover Medicaid expenditures applied to settlements, so that only the portion of the settlement that represented payment for past medical expenses could be claimed by the state. 15 Marshall v. Marshall concurrence 547 293 2006 Bankruptcy jurisdiction Ginsburg majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Marshall v. Marshall 16 Brigham City v. Stuart concurrence 547 398 2006 Roberts majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Brigham City v. Stuart Stevens also joined Roberts' unanimous decision. 17 Garcetti v. Ceballos dissent 547 410 2006 Kennedy majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Garcetti v. Ceballos Souter dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Garcetti v. Ceballos Breyer dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Garcetti v. Ceballos Stevens filed one of three dissents from Kennedy's 5–4 decision, and also joined Souter's. 18 Rapanos v. United States dissent 547 715 2006 Environmental regulation Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer Scalia plurality 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Rapanos v. United States Roberts concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Rapanos v. United States Kennedy concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Rapanos v. United States Breyer dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Rapanos v. United States 19 Samson v. California dissent 547 843 2006 Souter, Breyer Thomas majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Samson v. California Stevens dissented from Thomas' 6–3 decision. 20 Moreland v. Federal Bureau of Prisons other 547 1106 2006 Statutory interpretation Stevens filed a statement respecting the denial of certiorari, in which he clarified that the Court's action was not an endorsement of the lower court's interpretation of the federal sentencing provision for "good-time" credits. 21 Rangel-Reyes v. United States other 547 1200 2006 Rights of the accused U.S. Const. amend. VI right to a jury trial Thomas dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Rangel-Reyes v. United States Stevens filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari in which he expressed that he still believed Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U. S. 224 (1998), was wrongly decided, but "that is not a sufficient reason for revisiting the issue" in light of stare decisis. "The denial of a jury trial on the narrow issues of fact concerning a defendant’s prior conviction history, unlike the denial of a jury trial on other issues of fact that give rise tomandatory minimum sentences will seldom create any significant risk of prejudice to the accused." Thomas filed a dissent from the denial of cert., believing that Almendarez-Torres should be overruled. 22 Dixon v. United States majority 548 1 2006 Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito Kennedy concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Dixon v. United States Alito concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Dixon v. United States Breyer dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Dixon v. United States 23 Fernandez-Vargas v. Gonzales dissent 548 30 2006 Souter majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Fernandez-Vargas v. Gonzales 24 Woodford v. Ngo dissent 548 81 2006 Souter, Ginsburg Alito majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Woodford v. Ngo Breyer concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Woodford v. Ngo 25 Kansas v. Marsh dissent 548 163 2006 Death penalty Thomas majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Kansas v. Marsh Scalia concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Kansas v. Marsh Souter dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Kansas v. Marsh Stevens filed one of two dissents from Thomas' 5–4 decision, and joined Souter's. 26 Washington v. Recuenco dissent 548 212 2006 Thomas majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Washington v. Recuenco Kennedy concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Washington v. Recuenco Ginsburg dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Washington v. Recuenco Stevens also joined Ginsburg's dissent. 27 League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry concurrencedissent 548 399 2006 Electoral redistricting Breyer (in part) Kennedy plurality 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry Roberts concurrencedissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#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 28 Randall v. Sorrell dissent 548 230 2006 Breyer plurality 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Randall v. Sorrell Kennedy concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Randall v. Sorrell Thomas concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Randall v. Sorrell Alito concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Randall v. Sorrell Souter dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Randall v. Sorrell 29 Beard v. Banks dissent 548 521 2006 Ginsburg Breyer plurality 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Beard v. Banks Thomas concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Beard v. Banks Ginsburg dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Beard v. Banks 30 Hamdan v. Rumsfeld majority 548 557 2006 Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer; Kennedy (in part) Kennedy concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Breyer concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Scalia dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Thomas dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Alito dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Hamdan v. Rumsfeld