2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy during the 2005 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which lasted from October 3, 2005 until October 1, 2006. This was the nineteenth term of Kennedy’s tenure on the Court.
Anthony Kennedy 2005 term statistics 8 Majority or Plurality 8 Concurrence 1 Other 3 Dissent 0 Concurrence/dissent Total = 20 Bench opinions = 18 Opinions relating to orders = 1 In-chambers opinions = 1 Unanimous decisions: 2 Most joined by: Stevens, Souter (10) Least joined by: O'Connor (2)[1]

Case	Issue	Joined by
Gonzales v. Oregon 546 U.S. 243 (2006)	Controlled Substances Act; state assisted suicide law	Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Scalia and Thomas filed dissents.
Rice v. Collins 546 U.S. 333 (2006)		Unanimous
Dolan v. United States Postal Service 546 U.S. 481 (2006)	USPS immunity from suit	Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
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. Thomas dissented.
eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C. 547 U.S. 388 (2006)	Patent: remedies	Stevens, Souter, Breyer
Kennedy joined in Thomas' unanimous opinion and filed a separate concurrence.
Garcetti v. Ceballos 547 U.S. 410 (2006)		Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito
Stevens, Souter, and Breyer filed dissents.
Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. 547 U.S. 451 (2006)		Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, Alito; Thomas (in part)
Thomas and Breyer filed opinions concurring in part and dissenting in part.
House v. Bell 547 U.S. 518 (2006)		Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Roberts filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
Hill v. McDonough 547 U.S. 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.
Hudson v. Michigan 547 U.S. 586 (2006)	Rights of the accused: searches and seizures
Howard Delivery Serv. v. Zurich American Ins. Co. 547 U.S. 651 (2006)		Souter, Alito
Rapanos v. United States 547 U.S. 715 (2006)
Youngblood v. West Virginia 547 U.S. 867 (2006)
Kennedy filed one of two dissents from this per curiam decision.
Padilla v. Hanft 547 U.S. 1062 (2006)		Roberts, Stevens
Kennedy filed an opinion concurring in the Court's denial of certiorari, to explain his vote.
Dixon v. United States 548 U.S. 1 (2006)
Washington v. Recuenco 548 U.S. 212 (2006)
Randall v. Sorrell 548 U.S. 230 (2006)
League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry 548 U.S. 399 (2006)	Electoral redistricting	Roberts, Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito (all only in part)
Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Souter, and Breyer all filed opinions concurring in part and dissenting in part.
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld 548 U.S. 557 (2006)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer (all in part)
Clark v. Arizona 548 U.S. 735 (2006)		Stevens, Ginsburg
San Diegans for Mt. Soledad Nat. War Memorial v. Paulson 548 U.S. 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.

Notes

1. O'Connor retired midterm; of the justices that served for the complete term, Thomas only joined four of Kennedy's opinions.

References

• "2005 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
• "2005 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
• "2005 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved 2010-07-07.