The Supreme Court of the United States handed down sixteen per curiam 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
Associate Justices: John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor (retired January 31, 2006), Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 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 Defense and Support for Armed Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi
Ash v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
Lance v. Dennis
Gonzales v. Thomas
Salinas v. United States
Whitman v. Department of Transportation
Youngblood v. West Virginia
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Metabolite Laboratories, Inc.
See also List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 546 List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 547 List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 548
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