# 2005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy

* The 2005 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 3, 2005, and concluded October 1, 2006. This was the nineteenth term of Associate Justice Anthony 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 opinions: 2
* Most joined by: Stevens, Souter (10)
* Least joined by: O'Connor (2)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 101 | Gonzales v. Oregon | 546 U.S. 243 (2006) | Controlled Substances Act • state assisted suicide law | Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Scalia Thomas |
| 102 | Rice v. Collins | 546 U.S. 333 (2006) | | Unanimous | Breyer |
| 103 | Dolan v. United States Postal Service | 546 U.S. 481 (2006) | USPS immunity from suit | Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Thomas |
| 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. ||||||
| 204 | eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C. | 547 U.S. 388 (2006) | patent law | Stevens, Souter, Breyer | Thomas Roberts |
| 105 | Garcetti v. Ceballos | 547 U.S. 410 (2006) | | Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito | Stevens Souter Breyer |
| 106 | Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. | 547 U.S. 451 (2006) | | Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, Alito; Thomas (in part) | Scalia Thomas Breyer |
| 107 | House v. Bell | 547 U.S. 518 (2006) | | Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Roberts |
| 108 | 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. ||||||
| 209 | Hudson v. Michigan | 547 U.S. 586 (2006) | Rights of the accused • searches and seizures | | Scalia Breyer |
| 410 | Howard Delivery Serv. v. Zurich American Ins. Co. | 547 U.S. 651 (2006) | | Souter, Alito | Ginsburg |
| 211 | Rapanos v. United States | 547 U.S. 715 (2006) | | | Scalia Roberts Stevens Breyer |
| 412 | Youngblood v. West Virginia | 547 U.S. 867 (2006) | | | per curiam Scalia |
| 213 | Padilla v. Hanft | 547 U.S. 1062 (2006) | | Roberts, Stevens | Ginsburg |
| Kennedy filed an opinion concurring in the Court's denial of certiorari, to explain his vote. ||||||
| 214 | Dixon v. United States | 548 U.S. 1 (2006) | | | Stevens Alito Breyer |
| 215 | Washington v. Recuenco | 548 U.S. 212 (2006) | | | Thomas Stevens Ginsburg |
| 216 | Randall v. Sorrell | 548 U.S. 230 (2006) | | | Breyer Thomas Alito Stevens Souter |
| 117 | League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry | 548 U.S. 399 (2006) | Electoral redistricting | Roberts, Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito (in part) | Roberts Stevens Scalia Souter Breyer |
| 218 | Hamdan v. Rumsfeld | 548 U.S. 557 (2006) | | Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer (in part) | Stevens Breyer Scalia Thomas Alito |
| 419 | Clark v. Arizona | 548 U.S. 735 (2006) | | Stevens, Ginsburg | Souter Breyer |
| 520 | 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. ||||||