The Supreme Court of the United States handed down sixteen ''

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'' opinions during its 2005 term, which lasted from October 3, 2005, until October 1, 2006.The descriptions of two opinions have been omitted: Because ''per curiam'' decisions are issued from the Court as an institution, these opinions all lack the attribution of authorship or joining votes to specific justices. All justices on the Court at the time the decision was handed down are assumed to have participated and concurred unless otherwise noted. The cases for this term are listed chronologically, noting the midterm change in the Court's membership caused by the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and the confirmation of Justice Samuel Alito to her seat on January 31, 2006.

Court membership

Chief Justice:

John Roberts John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as the 17th chief justice of the United States since 2005. Roberts has authored the majority opinion in several landmark cases, including '' Nat ...

Associate Justices: John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor (retired January 31, 2006), Antonin Scalia,

Anthony Kennedy Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1988 until his retirement in 2018. He was nominated to the court in 1987 by Presid ...

David Souter David Hackett Souter ( ; born September 17, 1939) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 until his retirement in 2009. Appointed by President George H. W. Bush to fill the seat ...

Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to succeed Thurgood Marshall and has served since 1 ...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg ( ; ; March 15, 1933September 18, 2020) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020. She was nominated by Presiden ...

, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito (confirmed January 31, 2006)

''Dye v. Hofbauer''

''Schriro v. Smith''

''Kane v. Garcia Espitia''

''Eberhart v. United States''

''Bradshaw v. Richey''

''Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission''

''Ministry of Def. & Support v. Elahi''

''Ash v. Tyson Foods, Inc.''

''Lance v. Dennis''

''Gonzales v. Thomas''

''Salinas v. United States''

''Whitman v. Dep't of Transportation''

''Youngblood v. West Virginia''

''Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Metabolite Laboratories, Inc.''

Notes

References

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