Supreme Court decisions of October Term 2005

The Court’s 2005 Term began in October 2005. These are the 87 decisions SCDB records for it, decided between October 11, 2005 and June 29, 2006, during the Roberts Court.

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Decided by one vote (10)

• Jill L. Brown v. Ronald L. Sanders
  546 U.S. 212Decided January 11, 20065–4Antonin Scalia
• Central Virginia Community College v. Bernard KatzAltered precedent
  546 U.S. 356Decided January 23, 20065–4John Paul Stevens
• Gil Garcetti v. Richard Ceballos
  547 U.S. 410Decided May 30, 20065–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Booker T. Hudson, Jr. v. Michigan
  547 U.S. 586Decided June 15, 20065–4Antonin Scalia
• Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. v. Denise F. McVeigh
  547 U.S. 677Decided June 15, 20065–4Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• John A. Rapanos v. United States
  547 U.S. 715Decided June 19, 20065–4Antonin Scalia
• United States v. Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez-Lopez
  548 U.S. 140Decided June 26, 20065–4Antonin Scalia
• Kansas v. Michael Lee Marsh
  548 U.S. 163Decided June 26, 20065–4Clarence Thomas
• League of United Latin American Citizens v. Rick Perry
  548 U.S. 399Decided June 28, 20065–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Eric Michael Clark v. Arizona
  548 U.S. 735Decided June 29, 20065–4David H. Souter

All decisions, in order

• Paul Allen Dye v. Gerald Hofbauer
  546 U.S. 1Decided October 11, 20059–0Per curiam
• Dora B. Schriro v. Robert Douglas Smith
  546 U.S. 6Decided October 17, 20059–0Per curiam
• Anthony Kane v. Joe Garcia Espitia
  546 U.S. 9Decided October 31, 20059–0Per curiam
• Ivan Eberhart v. United States
  546 U.S. 12Decided October 31, 20059–0Per curiam
• Ibp, Inc. v. Gabriel Alvarez
  546 U.S. 21Decided November 8, 20059–0John Paul Stevens
• United States v. Joseph Olson
  546 U.S. 43Decided November 8, 20059–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Schaffer v. Weast
  546 U.S. 49Decided November 14, 20056–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Maryland v. Leeander Jerome Blake
  546 U.S. 72Decided November 14, 20059–0Per curiam
• Margaret Bradshaw v. Kenneth T. Richey
  546 U.S. 74Decided November 28, 20059–0Per curiam
• Lincoln Property Company v. Christophe Roche
  546 U.S. 81Decided November 29, 20059–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Joan Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
  546 U.S. 95Decided December 6, 20057–2Clarence Thomas
• Gerald T. Martin v. Franklin Capital Corporation
  546 U.S. 132Decided December 7, 20059–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• James Lockhart v. United States
  546 U.S. 142Decided December 7, 20059–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Georgia
  546 U.S. 151Decided January 10, 20069–0Antonin Scalia
• Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. v. Reeder-Simco GMC, Inc.
  546 U.S. 164Decided January 10, 20067–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Mike Evans v. Reginald Chavis
  546 U.S. 189Decided January 10, 20069–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Jill L. Brown v. Ronald L. Sanders
  546 U.S. 212Decided January 11, 20065–4Antonin Scalia
• Alberto R. Gonzales v. Oregon
  546 U.S. 243Decided January 17, 20066–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Wachovia Bank v. Daniel G. Schmidt
  546 U.S. 303Decided January 17, 20068–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Kelly A. Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
  546 U.S. 320Decided January 18, 20069–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Bertram Rice v. Steven Martell Collins
  546 U.S. 333Decided January 18, 20069–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Richard Will v. Susan Hallock
  546 U.S. 345Decided January 18, 20069–0David H. Souter
• Central Virginia Community College v. Bernard KatzAltered precedent
  546 U.S. 356Decided January 23, 20065–4John Paul Stevens
• Unitherm Food Systems, Inc. v. Swift-Eckrich, Inc.
  546 U.S. 394Decided January 23, 20067–2Clarence Thomas
• Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission
  546 U.S. 410Decided January 23, 20069–0Per curiam
• State of Alaska v. United States of America
  546 U.S. 413Decided January 23, 20068–0
• Alberto R. Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao Do Vegetal
  546 U.S. 418Decided February 21, 20068–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. John Cardegna
  546 U.S. 440Decided February 21, 20067–1Antonin Scalia
• Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Dariush Elahi
  546 U.S. 450Decided February 21, 20069–0Per curiam
• Anthony Ash v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
  546 U.S. 454Decided February 21, 20069–0Per curiam
• Keith Lance v. Gigi Dennis
  546 U.S. 459Decided February 21, 20069–0Per curiam
• Domino's Pizza, Inc. v. John McDonald
  546 U.S. 470Decided February 22, 20068–0Antonin Scalia
• Barbara Dolan v. United States Postal Service
  546 U.S. 481Decided February 22, 20067–1Anthony M. Kennedy
• Jenifer Arbaugh v. Y & H Corporation
  546 U.S. 500Decided February 22, 20068–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Oregon v. Randy Lee Guzek
  546 U.S. 517Decided February 22, 20068–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Texaco Inc. v. Fouad N. Dagher
  547 U.S. 1Decided February 28, 20068–0Clarence Thomas
• Joseph Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc.
  547 U.S. 9Decided February 28, 20068–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc.Altered precedent
  547 U.S. 28Decided March 1, 20068–0John Paul Stevens
• Donald H. Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, Inc.
  547 U.S. 47Decided March 6, 20068–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Merrill Lynch v. Shadi Dabit
  547 U.S. 71Decided March 21, 20068–0John Paul Stevens
• United States v. Jeffrey Grubbs
  547 U.S. 90Decided March 21, 20068–0Antonin Scalia
• Georgia v. Scott Fitz Randolph
  547 U.S. 103Decided March 22, 20065–3David H. Souter
• State of Arizona v. State of California
  547 U.S. 150Decided March 27, 20069–0
• Alberto R. Gonzales v. Michelle Thomas
  547 U.S. 183Decided April 17, 20069–0Per curiam
• Jeffrey Jerome Salinas v. United States
  547 U.S. 188Decided April 24, 20069–0Per curiam
• Northern Insurance Company of New York v. Chatham County
  547 U.S. 189Decided April 25, 20069–0Clarence Thomas
• Patrick Day v. James R. McDonough
  547 U.S. 198Decided April 25, 20066–3Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Gary Kent Jones v. Linda K. FlowersLaw held unconstitutional
  547 U.S. 220Decided April 26, 20065–3John G. Roberts Jr.
• Michael Hartman v. William G. Moore, Jr.
  547 U.S. 250Decided April 26, 20065–2David H. Souter
• Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services v. Heidi Ahlborn
  547 U.S. 268Decided May 1, 20069–0John Paul Stevens
• Vickie Lynn Marshall v. E. Pierce Marshall
  547 U.S. 293Decided May 1, 20069–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Bobby Lee Holmes v. South Carolina
  547 U.S. 319Decided May 1, 20069–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Daimlerchrysler Corporation v. Charlotte Cuno
  547 U.S. 332Decided May 15, 20069–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Joel Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc.
  547 U.S. 356Decided May 15, 20069–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• S. D. Warren Company v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection
  547 U.S. 370Decided May 15, 20069–0David H. Souter
• Ebay Inc. v. Mercexchange, L. L. C.
  547 U.S. 388Decided May 15, 20069–0Clarence Thomas
• Brigham City v. Charles W. Stuart
  547 U.S. 398Decided May 22, 20068–1John G. Roberts Jr.
• Gil Garcetti v. Richard Ceballos
  547 U.S. 410Decided May 30, 20065–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Joseph Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp.
  547 U.S. 451Decided June 5, 20069–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Jacob Zedner v. United States
  547 U.S. 489Decided June 5, 20069–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Terry L. Whitman v. Department of Transportation
  547 U.S. 512Decided June 5, 20068–0Per curiam
• Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Shirley Williams
  547 U.S. 516Decided June 5, 20069–0Per curiam
• Paul Gregory House v. Ricky Bell
  547 U.S. 518Decided June 12, 20065–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Clarence E. Hill v. James R. McDonough
  547 U.S. 573Decided June 12, 20069–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Booker T. Hudson, Jr. v. Michigan
  547 U.S. 586Decided June 15, 20065–4Antonin Scalia
• Carl Kircher v. Putnam Funds Trust
  547 U.S. 633Decided June 15, 20069–0David H. Souter
• Howard Delivery Service, Inc. v. Zurich American Insurance Co.
  547 U.S. 651Decided June 15, 20066–3Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. v. Denise F. McVeigh
  547 U.S. 677Decided June 15, 20065–4Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• John A. Rapanos v. United States
  547 U.S. 715Decided June 19, 20065–4Antonin Scalia
• Adrian Martell Davis v. Washington
  547 U.S. 813Decided June 19, 20069–0Antonin Scalia
• Donald Curtis Samson v. California
  547 U.S. 843Decided June 19, 20066–3Clarence Thomas
• Denver A. Youngblood, Jr. v. West Virginia
  547 U.S. 867Decided June 19, 20066–3Per curiam
• Keshia Cherie Ashford Dixon v. United States
  548 U.S. 1Decided June 22, 20067–2John Paul Stevens
• Humberto Fernandez-Vargas v. Alberto R. Gonzales
  548 U.S. 30Decided June 22, 20068–1David H. Souter
• Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company v. Sheila White
  548 U.S. 53Decided June 22, 20069–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Jeanne S. Woodford v. Viet Mike Ngo
  548 U.S. 81Decided June 22, 20066–3Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Metabolite Laboratories, Inc.
  548 U.S. 124Decided June 22, 20065–3Per curiam
• United States v. Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez-Lopez
  548 U.S. 140Decided June 26, 20065–4Antonin Scalia
• Kansas v. Michael Lee Marsh
  548 U.S. 163Decided June 26, 20065–4Clarence Thomas
• Washington v. Arturo R. Recuenco
  548 U.S. 212Decided June 26, 20067–2Clarence Thomas
• Neil Randall v. William H. SorrellLaw held unconstitutional
  548 U.S. 230Decided June 26, 20066–3Stephen G. Breyer
• Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Pearl Murphy et Vir
  548 U.S. 291Decided June 26, 20066–3Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Moises Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon
  548 U.S. 331Decided June 28, 20066–3John G. Roberts Jr.
• League of United Latin American Citizens v. Rick Perry
  548 U.S. 399Decided June 28, 20065–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Jeffrey A. Beard v. Ronald Banks
  548 U.S. 521Decided June 28, 20066–2Stephen G. Breyer
• Salim Ahmed Hamdan v. Donald H. Rumsfeld
  548 U.S. 557Decided June 29, 20065–3John Paul Stevens
• Eric Michael Clark v. Arizona
  548 U.S. 735Decided June 29, 20065–4David H. Souter

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