# 2007 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

The 2007 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2007, and concluded September 30, 2008. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion.

## 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 voted without filing or joining an opinion. ||||||||

## 2007 term opinions

| # | Case name and citation | Argued | Decided | Roberts | Stevens | Scalia | Kennedy | Souter | Thomas | Ginsburg | Breyer | Alito |
| 1 | Board of Ed. of City School Dist. of New York v. Tom F., 552 U.S. 1 | October 1, 2007 | October 10, 2007 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Allen v. Siebert, 552 U.S. 3 | | November 5, 2007 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | CSX Transp., Inc. v. Georgia State Bd. of Equalization, 552 U.S. 9 | November 5, 2007 | December 4, 2007 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Logan v. United States, 552 U.S. 23 | October 30, 2007 | December 4, 2007 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38 | October 2, 2007 | December 10, 2007 | | | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | | 2 |
| 6 | Watson v. United States, 552 U.S. 74 | October 9, 2007 | December 10, 2007 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Kimbrough v. United States, 552 U.S. 85 | October 2, 2007 | December 10, 2007 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 |
| 8 | Arave v. Hoffman, 552 U.S. 117 | | January 7, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Wright v. Van Patten, 552 U.S. 120 | | January 7, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. United States, 552 U.S. 130 | November 6, 2007 | January 7, 2008 | | 1 | | | | | 12 | | |
| 11 | Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., 552 U.S. 148 | October 9, 2007 | January 15, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Knight v. Commissioner, 552 U.S. 181 | November 27, 2007 | January 16, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | New York State Bd. of Elections v. Lopez Torres, 552 U.S. 196 | October 3, 2007 | January 16, 2008 | | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | | 2* | |
| 14 | Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, 552 U.S. 214 | October 29, 2007 | January 22, 2008 | | 12 | | 1 | 1 | | | 12 | |
| 15 | LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc., 552 U.S. 248 | November 26, 2007 | February 20, 2008 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | 2 | | | |
| 16 | Danforth v. Minnesota, 552 U.S. 264 | October 31, 2007 | February 20, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc., 552 U.S. 312 | December 4, 2007 | February 20, 2008 | | * | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Preston v. Ferrer, 552 U.S. 346 | January 14, 2008 | February 20, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transp. Assn., 552 U.S. 364 | November 28, 2007 | February 20, 2008 | | | *1 | | | | 2 | | |
| 20 | Sprint/United Management Co. v. Mendelsohn, 552 U.S. 379 | December 3, 2007 | February 26, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Federal Express Corp. v. Holowecki, 552 U.S. 389 | November 6, 2007 | February 27, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Boulware v. United States, 552 U.S. 421 | January 8, 2008 | March 3, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Warner-Lambert Co. v. Kent, 552 U.S. 440 | February 25, 2008 | March 3, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party, 552 U.S. 442 | October 1, 2007 | March 18, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Snyder v. Louisiana, 552 U.S. 472 | December 4, 2007 | March 19, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Medellín v. Texas, 552 U.S. 491 | October 10, 2007 | March 25, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Hall Street Associates, L. L. C. v. Mattel, Inc., 552 U.S. 576 | November 7, 2007 | March 25, 2008 | | 1 | * | 1 | | | | 2 | |
| 28 | New Jersey v. Delaware, 552 U.S. 597 | November 27, 2007 | March 31, 2008 | | * | | | | | | | |
| 29 | United States v. Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Co., 553 U.S. 1 | March 24, 2008 | April 15, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | MeadWestvaco Corp. v. Illinois Dept. of Revenue, 553 U.S. 16 | January 16, 2008 | April 15, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Baze v. Rees, 553 U.S. 35 | January 7, 2008 | April 16, 2008 | * | 1 | 23 | | | 23 | | 4 | 5 |
| 32 | Burgess v. United States, 553 U.S. 124 | March 24, 2008 | April 16, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Begay v. United States, 553 U.S. 137 | January 15, 2008 | April 16, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Virginia v. Moore, 553 U.S. 164 | January 14, 2008 | April 23, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Crawford v. Marion County Election Bd., 553 U.S. 181 | January 9, 2008 | April 28, 2008 | | * | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 | |
| 36 | Gonzalez v. United States, 553 U.S. 242 | January 8, 2008 | May 12, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | United States v. Ressam, 553 U.S. 272 | March 25, 2008 | May 19, 2008 | | | * | | | * | | | |
| 38 | United States v. Williams (2008), 553 U.S. 285 | October 30, 2007 | May 19, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Department of Revenue of Ky. v. Davis, 553 U.S. 328 | November 5, 2007 | May 19, 2008 | *1 | 2 | *3 | 1 | * | 4 | * | | 12 |
| 40 | United States v. Rodriquez, 553 U.S. 377 | January 15, 2008 | May 19, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Riley v. Kennedy, 553 U.S. 406 | March 24, 2008 | May 27, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries, 553 U.S. 442 | February 20, 2008 | May 27, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Gomez-Perez v. Potter, 553 U.S. 474 | February 19, 2008 | May 27, 2008 | 1 | | 1*2 | | | 1*2 | | | |
| 44 | United States v. Santos, 553 U.S. 507 | October 3, 2007 | June 2, 2008 | 2 | | * | 2 | | * | | 12 | 2 |
| 45 | Regalado Cuellar v. United States, 553 U.S. 550 | February 25, 2008 | June 2, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Richlin Security Service Co. v. Chertoff, 553 U.S. 571 | March 19, 2008 | June 2, 2008 | | | * | | | * | | | |
| 47 | Engquist v. Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, 553 U.S. 591 | April 21, 2008 | June 9, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc., 553 U.S. 617 | January 16, 2008 | June 9, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 49 | Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co., 553 U.S. 639 | April 14, 2008 | June 9, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | Allison Engine Co. v. United States ex rel. Sanders, 553 U.S. 662 | February 26, 2008 | June 9, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Munaf v. Geren, 553 U.S. 674 | March 25, 2008 | June 12, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | Irizarry v. United States, 553 U.S. 708 | April 15, 2008 | June 12, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 53 | Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. 723 | December 5, 2007 | June 12, 2008 | 12 | | 12 | | | 12 | | | 12 |
| 54 | Republic of Philippines v. Pimentel, 553 U.S. 851 | March 17, 2008 | June 12, 2008 | | *1 | | | *2 | | | | |
| 55 | Taylor v. Sturgell, 553 U.S. 880 | April 16, 2008 | June 12, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Dada v. Mukasey, 554 U.S. 1 | January 7, 2008 | June 16, 2008 | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 |
| 57 | Florida Dept. of Revenue v. Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc., 554 U.S. 33 | March 26, 2008 | June 16, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Chamber of Commerce v. Brown, 554 U.S. 60 | March 19, 2008 | June 19, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 59 | Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, 554 U.S. 84 | April 23, 2008 | June 19, 2008 | | | | | | * | | | |
| 60 | Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Glenn, 554 U.S. 105 | April 23, 2008 | June 19, 2008 | * | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Kentucky Retirement Systems v. EEOC, 554 U.S. 135 | January 9, 2008 | June 19, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Indiana v. Edwards, 554 U.S. 164 | March 26, 2008 | June 19, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 63 | Rothgery v. Gillespie County, 554 U.S. 191 | March 17, 2008 | June 23, 2008 | 12 | | 12 | | | | | | 2 |
| 64 | Greenlaw v. United States, 554 U.S. 237 | April 15, 2008 | June 23, 2008 | | | | | | | | * | |
| 65 | Sprint Communications Co. v. APCC Services, Inc., 554 U.S. 269 | April 21, 2008 | June 23, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 66 | Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Co., Inc., 554 U.S. 316 | April 14, 2008 | June 25, 2008 | | * | | | * | | * | * | |
| 67 | Giles v. California, 554 U.S. 353 | April 22, 2008 | June 25, 2008 | | | * | | *1 | 2 | *1 | | 3 |
| 68 | Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 U.S. 407 | April 16, 2008 | June 25, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 69 | Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, 554 U.S. 471 | February 27, 2008 | June 25, 2008 | | *1 | | | | | *2 | *3 | |
| 70 | Morgan Stanley Cap. Group v. Pub. Util. Dist. #1 of Snohomish Cty., 554 U.S. 527 | February 19, 2008 | June 26, 2008 | | | | | | | * | | |
| 71 | District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 | March 18, 2008 | June 26, 2008 | | 12 | | | 12 | | 12 | 12 | |
| 72 | Davis v. Federal Election Comm’n, 554 U.S. 724 | April 22, 2008 | June 26, 2008 | | *1 | | | *1* | | *1*2 | *1*2 | |
| 73 | Medellín v. Texas, 554 U.S. 759 | | August 5, 2008 | | 1 | | | 2 | | 3 | 4 | |
| # | Case name and citation | Argued | Decided | Roberts | Stevens | Scalia | Kennedy | Souter | Thomas | Ginsburg | Breyer | Alito |

## 2007 term membership and statistics

This was the third term of Chief Justice Roberts' tenure and the second full term with the same membership.
| Justice | Justice | Appointment history | Appointment history | Agreement with judgment | Agreement with judgment | Opinions filed | Opinions filed | Opinions filed | Opinions filed | Opinions filed |
| Seniority | Name | President | Date confirmed | % | # | | | | | Total |
| Chief Justice | John Roberts | George W. Bush | September 29, 2005 | 90.1% | 64/71 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| Associate Justice | John Paul Stevens | Gerald Ford | December 19, 1975 | 74% | 54/73 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 |
| Associate Justice | Antonin Scalia | Ronald Reagan | September 26, 1986 | 82.2% | 60/73 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
| Associate Justice | Anthony Kennedy | Ronald Reagan | February 18, 1988 | 86.1% | 62/72 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Associate Justice | David Souter | George H. W. Bush | October 9, 1990 | 76.7% | 56/73 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| Associate Justice | Clarence Thomas | George H. W. Bush | October 23, 1991 | 76.7% | 56/73 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 24 |
| Associate Justice | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Bill Clinton | August 10, 1993 | 75.3% | 55/73 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| Associate Justice | Stephen Breyer | Bill Clinton | August 3, 1994 | 76.8% | 53/69 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 23 |
| Associate Justice | Samuel Alito | George W. Bush | January 31, 2006 | 83.3% | 60/72 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals |
| Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | Notes on statistics: Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included. Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point. | 67 | 45 | 11 | 59 | 182 |