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2007 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

 
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This is a list of the opinions delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of the United States during its 2007 term, which began on October 1, 2007, and concluded September 30, 2008, and statistics associated therewith. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each opinion.

Contents

Table key
Delivered the Court's opinion

Joined the Court's opinion

Filed a concurrence

Joined a concurrence

Filed a dissent

Joined a dissent

Filed a concurrence/dissent

Joined a concurrence/dissent

Did not participate in the decision
  • Decisions that do not note an argument date were decided without oral argument. Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's opinion are per curiam.
  • Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices frequently join multiple opinions in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly.
  • An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality. An asterisk in a joining vote denotes that the justice joined it only in part.
  • A dash ( - ) denotes that the Justice concurred or dissented without filing a separate opinion.

2007 term opinions

Case name Argued Decided Roberts Stevens Scalia Kennedy Souter Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito
Board of Ed. of City School Dist. of New York v. Tom F.,[1] 552 U.S. 1 October 10, 2007

Allen v. Siebert, 552 U.S. 3 November 5, 2007

CSX Transp., Inc. v. Georgia State Bd. of Equalization, 552 U.S. 9 November 5, 2007 December 4, 2007

Logan v. United States, 552 U.S. 23 October 30, 2007 December 4, 2007

Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38 October 2, 2007 December 10, 2007





1




2
1 2
Watson v. United States, 552 U.S. 74 October 9, 2007 December 10, 2007

Kimbrough v. United States, 552 U.S. 85 October 2, 2007 December 10, 2007





1 2
Arave v. Hoffman, 552 U.S. 117 January 7, 2008

Wright v. Van Patten, 552 U.S. 120 January 7, 2008

John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. United States, 552 U.S. 130 November 6, 2007 January 7, 2008

1
1

2
Stoneridge Investment Partners, LLC v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., 552 U.S. 148 October 9, 2007 January 15, 2008

Knight v. Commissioner, 552 U.S. 181 November 27, 2007 January 16, 2008

New York State Bd. of Elections v. Lopez Torres, 552 U.S. 196 October 3, 2007 January 16, 2008





1
2




1




2*
Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, 552 U.S. 214 October 29, 2007 January 22, 2008

1

2
1 1
1

2
LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc., 552 U.S. 248 November 26, 2007 February 20, 2008 1

2 1 2
Danforth v. Minnesota, 552 U.S. 264 October 31, 2007 February 20, 2008

Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc., 552 U.S. 312 December 4, 2007 February 20, 2008

*

Preston v. Ferrer, 552 U.S. 346 January 14, 2008 February 20, 2008

Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transp. Assn., 552 U.S. 364 November 28, 2007 February 20, 2008

*

1
2
Sprint/United Management Co. v. Mendelsohn, 552 U.S. 379 December 3, 2007 February 26, 2008

Federal Express Corp. v. Holowecki, 552 U.S. 389 November 6, 2007 February 27, 2008

Boulware v. United States, 552 U.S. 421 March 3, 2008

Warner-Lambert Co. v. Kent,[2] 552 U.S. 440 March 3, 2008

Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party, 552 U.S. 442 October 1, 2007 March 18, 2008








Snyder v. Louisiana, 552 U.S. 472 December 4, 2007 March 19, 2008

Medellín v. Texas, 552 U.S. 491 October 10, 2007 March 25, 2008

Hall Street Associates, L. L. C. v. Mattel, Inc., 552 U.S. 576 November 7, 2007 March 25, 2008

1 * 1 2
New Jersey v. Delaware, 552 U.S. 597 November 27, 2007 March 31, 2008

*

United States v. Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Co., 553 U.S. ___ March 24, 2008 April 15, 2008

MeadWestvaco Corp. v. Illinois Dept. of Revenue, 553 U.S. ___ January 16, 2008 April 15, 2008



Baze v. Rees, 553 U.S. ___ January 7, 2008 April 16, 2008 * 1
2

3
2

3
4


5
Burgess v. United States, 553 U.S. ___ March 24, 2008 April 16, 2008

Begay v. United States, 553 U.S. ___ January 15, 2008 April 16, 2008

Virginia v. Moore, 553 U.S. ___ January 14, 2008 April 23, 2008

Crawford v. Marion County Election Bd., 553 U.S. ___ January 9, 2008 April 28, 2008

* 1 1 2
Gonzalez v. United States, 553 U.S. ___ January 8, 2008 May 12, 2008

United States v. Ressam, 553 U.S. ___ March 25, 2008 May 19, 2008

*

*

United States v. Williams, 553 U.S. ___ October 30, 2007 May 19, 2008





Department of Revenue of Ky. v. Davis, 553 U.S. ___ November 5, 2007 May 19, 2008
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2
*

3
1 * 4 *
1

2
United States v. Rodriquez, 553 U.S. ___ January 15, 2008 May 19, 2008

Riley v. Kennedy, 553 U.S. ___ March 24, 2008 May 27, 2008

CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries, 553 U.S. ___ February 20, 2008 May 27, 2008

Gomez-Perez v. Potter, 553 U.S. ___ February 19, 2008 May 27, 2008 1

1*

2
1*

2
United States v. Santos, 553 U.S. ___ October 3, 2007 June 2, 2008 2 * 2 *
1

2
2
Regalado Cuellar v. United States, 553 U.S. ___ February 25, 2008 June 2, 2008








Richlin Security Service Co. v. Chertoff, 553 U.S. ___ March 19, 2008 June 2, 2008

* *
Engquist v. Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, 553 U.S. ___ April 21, 2008 June 9, 2008

Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc., 553 U.S. ___ January 16, 2008 June 9, 2008

Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co., 553 U.S. ___ April 14, 2008 June 9, 2008

Allison Engine Co. v. United States ex rel. Sanders, 553 U.S. ___ February 26, 2008 June 9, 2008

Munaf v. Geren, 553 U.S. ___ March 25, 2008 June 12, 2008







Irizarry v. United States, 553 U.S. ___ April 15, 2008 June 12, 2008



Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. ___ December 5, 2007 June 12, 2008
1

2


1

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1

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Republic of Philippines v. Pimentel, 553 U.S. ___ March 17, 2008 June 12, 2008

*

1
*

2
Taylor v. Sturgell, 553 U.S. ___ April 16, 2008 June 12, 2008

Dada v. Mukasey, 554 U.S. ___ January 7, 2008 June 16, 2008 1

1 1 2
Florida Dept. of Revenue v. Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc., 554 U.S. ___ March 26, 2008 June 16, 2008

Chamber of Commerce of United States v. Brown, 554 U.S. ___ March 19, 2008 June 19, 2008

Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, 554 U.S. ___ April 23, 2008 June 19, 2008

*

Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Glenn, 554 U.S. ___ April 23, 2008 June 19, 2008
*



Kentucky Retirement Systems v. EEOC, 554 U.S. ___ January 9, 2008 June 19, 2008

Indiana v. Edwards, 554 U.S. ___ March 26, 2008 June 19, 2008

Rothgery v. Gillespie County, 554 U.S. ___ March 17, 2008 June 23, 2008


1

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1

2


2
Greenlaw v. United States, 554 U.S. ___ April 15, 2008 June 23, 2008



*
Sprint Communications Co. v. APCC Services, Inc., 554 U.S. ___ April 21, 2008 June 23, 2008

Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle Co., 554 U.S. ___ April 14, 2008 June 25, 2008

*

*

*

*

Giles v. California, 554 U.S. ___ April 22, 2008 June 25, 2008

*
*

1


2
*

1


3
Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 U.S. ___ April 16, 2008 June 25, 2008

Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, 554 U.S. ___ February 27, 2008 June 25, 2008

*

1




*

2
*

3
Morgan Stanley Cap. Group v. Pub. Util. Dist. #1 of Snohomish Cty., 554 U.S. ___ June 26, 2008

*

District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. ___ March 18, 2008 June 26, 2008

1

2
1

2
1

2
1

2
Davis v. Federal Election Comm’n, 554 U.S. ___ April 22, 2008 June 26, 2008

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1
*

1*
*

1*

2
*

1*

2
Medellín v. Texas, 554 U.S. ___ August 5, 2008

1 2 3 4

2007 term membership and statistics

This was the third term of Chief Justice Roberts' tenure and the second full term with the present membership of the Court.

Justice Appointed by Date confirmed  % in majority Opinions filed
Chief Justice John G. Roberts George W. Bush September 29, 2005 90.1%
8

5

0

4

Total=17
Associate Justice John Paul Stevens Gerald Ford December 19, 1975 74.0%
7

8

4

9

Total=28
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia Ronald Reagan September 26, 1986 82.2%
8

10

0

6

Total=24
Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy February 18, 1988 86.1%
7

1

1

3

Total=12
Associate Justice David Souter George H. W. Bush October 9, 1990 76.7%
7

4

1

4

Total=16
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas October 23, 1991 76.7%
7

7

1

9

Total=24
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bill Clinton August 10, 1993 75.3%
8

4

3

4

Total=19
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer August 3, 1994 76.8%
8

2

1

12

Total=23
Associate Justice Samuel Alito George W. Bush January 31, 2006 83.3%
7

4

0

8

Total=19
Notes on statistics:
  • A justice is only included in the majority if he or she joined or concurred in full in the Court's judgment.
  • Percentages are based only on the cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point.
  • The opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders and in-chambers opinions are not included.

Notes

  1. ^ The per curiam opinion in Board of Ed. of City School Dist. of New York v. Tom F. merely noted that the lower court's judgment was affirmed by an equally divided Court.
  2. ^ The lower court's judgment in Warner-Lambert Co. v. Kent was affirmed by an equally divided Court.

Further reading

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