2006 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice Stephen Breyer 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 thirteenth term of Breyer’s tenure on the Court.
Stephen Breyer 2006 term statistics 8 Majority or Plurality 2 Concurrence 0 Other 7 Dissent 3 Concurrence/dissent Total = 20 Bench opinions = 19 Opinions relating to orders = 1 In-chambers opinions = 0 Unanimous decisions: 2 Most joined by: Ginsburg (11) Least joined by: Thomas (4)

Case	Issue	Joined by
Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez 549 U.S. 183 (2007)	Deportation	Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito; Stevens (in part)
Breyer wrote for the Court in ruling that aiding and abetting theft qualified as a deportable theft offense. Stevens filed a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
Osborn v.Haley 549 U.S. 225 (2007)
Philip Morris USA v. Williams 549 U.S. 346 (2007)		Roberts, Kennedy, Souter, Alito
Wallace v. Kato 549 U.S. 384 (2007)		Ginsburg
Global Crossing Telecomm., Inc. v. Metrophones Telecomm., Inc. 550 U.S. 45 (2007)		Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Alito
Zuni Public School District No 89 v. Dept. of Education 550 U.S. 81 (2007)		Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito
Scott v. Harris 550 U.S. 372 (2007)
Boumediene v. Bush 550 U.S. 1301 (2007)		Souter; Ginsburg (in part)
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
Uttecht v. Brown 551 U.S. 1 (2007)		Souter
Fry v. Pliler 551 U.S. 112 (2007)
Watson v. Philip Morris Cos. 551 U.S. 142 (2007)		Unanimous
Long Island Care at Home, Ltd. v. Coke 551 U.S. 158 (2007)		Unanimous
Davenport v. Washington Ed. Assn. 551 U.S. 177 (2007)		Roberts, Alito
Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services, Inc. 551 U.S. 224 (2007)		Stevens
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC v. Billing 551 U.S. 264 (2007)		Roberts, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, Alito
Rita v. United States 551 U.S. 338 (2007)		Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito; Scalia (in part)
Morse v. Frederick 551 U.S. 393 (2007)	Free speech; student rights
National Assn. of Home Builders v. Defenders of Wildlife 551 U.S. 644 (2007)
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 551 U.S. 701 (2007)		Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg
Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. 551 U.S. 877 (2007)		Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg

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.