2006 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice John Paul Stevens during the 2006 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which began on October 2, 2006 and concluded September 30, 2007. This was the thirty-second term of Stevens' tenure on the Court.
John Paul Stevens 2006 term statistics 7 Majority or Plurality 8 Concurrence 3 Other 14 Dissent 2 Concurrence/dissent Total = 34 Bench opinions = 31 Opinions relating to orders = 3 In-chambers opinions = 0 Unanimous decisions: 0 Most joined by: Ginsburg (18) Least joined by: Thomas (2)

Case	Issue	Joined by
Purcell v. Gonzalez 549 U.S. 1 (2006)	Voting rights
Stevens concurred in the Court's per curiam denial of an injunction against an Arizona state law requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship, and vacation of the lower court's decision.
Ayers v. Belmontes 549 U.S. 7 (2006)	Death penalty	Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Stevens dissented from Kennedy's 5-4 decision.
Carey v. Musladin 549 U.S. 70 (2006)
United States v. Resendiz-Ponce 549 U.S. 102 (2007)		Roberts, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito
Scalia was the sole dissenter from Stevens' 8-1 opinion, which held that an indictment for criminal attempt to illegally enter the United States did not need to expressly state the alleged overt act committed in furtherance of the crime.
Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez 549 U.S. 183 (2007)	Deportation
Philip Morris USA v. Williams 549 U.S. 346 (2007)	Due process: jury determination of punitive damages
Marrama v. Citizens Bank of Massachusetts 549 U.S. 365 (2007)	Bankruptcy	Kennedy, Souter, Breyer, Ginsburg
Wallace v. Kato 549 U.S. 384 (2007)		Souter
Rockwell Int'l Corp. v. United States 549 U.S. 457 (2007)		Ginsburg
Massachusetts v. EPA 549 U.S. 497 (2007)	Standing; Clean Air Act	Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Roberts and Scalia filed dissents.
Caldwell v. Quarterman 549 U.S. 970 (2006)	Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act
Stevens filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari, in which he explained why he thought the decision was correct.
Joseph v. United States 549 U.S. 1175 (2007)
Stevens filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari, to clarify that the denial did not constitute an endorsement of an erroneous, though harmless, ruling by the lower court.
Watters v. Wachovia Bank, N. A. 550 U.S. 1 (2007)		Roberts, Scalia
Zuni Public School District No 89 v. Dept. of Education 550 U.S. 81 (2007)
Abdul-Kabir v. Quarterman 550 U.S. 233 (2007)		Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Brewer v. Quarterman 550 U.S. 286 (2007)		Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Scott v. Harris 550 U.S. 372 (2007)
Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp. 550 U.S. 437 (2007)
Schriro v. Landrigan 550 U.S. 465 (2007)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Office of Senator Mark Dayton v. Hanson 550 U.S. 511 (2007)		Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito
Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly 550 U.S. 544 (2007)		Ginsburg (in part)
Los Angeles County v. Rettele 550 U.S. 609 (2007)		Ginsburg
Boumediene v. Bush 550 U.S. 1301 (2007)
Stevens jointly filed with Kennedy a statement regarding the Court's denial of certiorari.
Uttecht v. Brown 551 U.S. 1 (2007)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Burr 551 U.S. 47 (2007)		Ginsburg
Fry v. Pliler 551 U.S. 112 (2007)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations v. City of New York 551 U.S. 193 (2007)		Breyer
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC v. Billing 551 U.S. 264 (2007)
Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Assn. v. Brentwood Academy 551 U.S. 291 (2007)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer; Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito (in part)
Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd. 551 U.S. 308 (2007)
Rita v. United States 551 U.S. 338 (2007)		Ginsburg (in part)
Morse v. Frederick 551 U.S. 393 (2007)	Free speech; student rights	Souter, Ginsburg
National Assn. of Home Builders v. Defenders of Wildlife 551 U.S. 644 (2007)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle Sch. Dist. No. 1 551 U.S. 701 (2007)

References

• 2006 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved March 20, 2010.
• 2006 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved March 20, 2010.
• 2006 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved March 20, 2010.