2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy

none February 2026 September 2023 Anthony Kennedy File:Anthony Kennedy (2009, cropped).jpg 2005 nineteenth October 3, 2005 October 1, 2006 8 8 0 3 1 18 1 1 2 Stevens, Souter (10) O'Connor (2)O'Connor retired midterm. Of the justices who served the entire term, Thomas joined the fewest of Kennedy's opinions, with four. yes 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 15, 2016 Anthony Kennedy opinions SCOTUSterm2005 01 Gonzales v. Oregon majority 546 243 2006 Controlled Substances Act state assisted suicide law Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer Scalia dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Gonzales v. Oregon Thomas dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Gonzales v. Oregon 02 Rice v. Collins majority 546 333 2006 Unanimous Breyer concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Rice v. Collins 03 Dolan v. United States Postal Service majority 546 481 2006 USPS immunity from suit Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer Thomas dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Dolan v. United States Postal Service Kennedy wrote for the Court in ruling that the immunity that protected the U.S. Postal Service from liability for mishandling of mail did not apply to injuries caused when someone tripped over negligently deposited mail. 04 eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C. concurrence 547 388 2006 patent law Stevens, Souter, Breyer Thomas majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C. Roberts concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C. 05 Garcetti v. Ceballos majority 547 410 2006 Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito Stevens dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#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 06 Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. majority 547 451 2006 Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, Alito; Thomas (in part) Scalia concurrence 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. Thomas concurrencedissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. Breyer concurrencedissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. 07 House v. Bell majority 547 518 2006 Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer Roberts concurrencedissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#House v. Bell 08 Hill v. McDonough majority 547 573 2006 death penalty Unanimous Kennedy wrote for the Court in ruling that a death row prisoner's Eighth Amendment challenge to the method of execution was not a habeas corpus petition, but instead stated a claim under 42 U.S.C. §1983 for violation of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Accordingly, his claim could not be barred by his previously filed petition for habeas relief. 09 Hudson v. Michigan concurrence 547 586 2006 Rights of the accused searches and seizures Scalia majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Hudson v. Michigan Breyer dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Hudson v. Michigan 10 Howard Delivery Serv. v. Zurich American Ins. Co. dissent 547 651 2006 Souter, Alito Ginsburg majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Howard Delivery Serv. v. Zurich American Ins. Co. 11 Rapanos v. United States concurrence 547 715 2006 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 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 12 Youngblood v. West Virginia dissent 547 867 2006 per curiam majority 2005 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States#Youngblood v. West Virginia Scalia dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Youngblood v. West Virginia 13 Padilla v. Hanft concurrence 547 1062 2006 Roberts, Stevens Ginsburg dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Padilla v. Hanft Kennedy filed an opinion concurring in the Court's denial of certiorari, to explain his vote. 14 Dixon v. United States concurrence 548 1 2006 Stevens majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#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 15 Washington v. Recuenco concurrence 548 212 2006 Thomas majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Washington v. Recuenco Stevens dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Washington v. Recuenco Ginsburg dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Washington v. Recuenco 16 Randall v. Sorrell concurrence 548 230 2006 Breyer plurality 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#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 Stevens dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Randall v. Sorrell Souter dissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Randall v. Sorrell 17 League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry majority 548 399 2006 Electoral redistricting Roberts, Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito (in part) Roberts concurrencedissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#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 18 Hamdan v. Rumsfeld concurrence 548 557 2006 Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer (in part) Stevens plurality 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#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 19 Clark v. Arizona dissent 548 735 2006 Stevens, Ginsburg Souter majority 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Clark v. Arizona Breyer concurrencedissent 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Clark v. Arizona 20 San Diegans for Mt. Soledad Nat. War Memorial v. Paulson other 548 1301 2006 Establishment Clause Kennedy granted the city's motion for a stay pending appeal of an order to remove a monumental Christian cross from city property.