2007 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The 2007 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2007, and concluded September 30, 2008. This was the fifteenth term of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's tenure on the Court.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2007 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
4
Concurrence
0
Other
4
Dissent
3
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 19
Bench opinions = 19Opinions relating to orders = 0In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Souter (9) Least joined by: Thomas (6)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
101



Logan v. United States552 U.S. 23 (2007)

Unanimous
202



Watson v. United States552 U.S. 74 (2007)

Souter
103



Kimbrough v. United States552 U.S. 85 (2007)

Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer
Scalia
Thomas
Alito
404



John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. United States552 U.S. 130 (2008)

Breyer
Stevens
405



Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.552 U.S. 312 (2008)

Scalia
Stevens
106



Preston v. Ferrer552 U.S. 346 (2008)

Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer, Alito
Thomas
207



Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transp. Assn.552 U.S. 364 (2008)

Breyer
Scalia
108



New Jersey v. Delaware552 U.S. 597 (2008)

original jurisdiction  • border disputeRoberts, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas; Stevens (in part)
Stevens
Scalia
409



Baze v. Rees553 U.S. 35 (2008)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • lethal injectionSouter
Roberts
Stevens
Scalia
Thomas
Breyer
Alito
110



Burgess v. United States553 U.S. 124 (2008)

Unanimous
211



Virginia v. Moore553 U.S. 164 (2008)

Fourth Amendment
Scalia
112



Riley v. Kennedy553 U.S. 406 (2008)

Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito
Stevens
113



Taylor v. Sturgell553 U.S. 880 (2008)

Unanimous
114



Greenlaw v. United States554 U.S. 237 (2008)

Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas
Breyer
Alito
315



Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Co., Inc.554 U.S. 316 (2008)

Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg
Roberts
316



Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker554 U.S. 471 (2008)

Due Process Clause  • punitive damages
Souter
Scalia
Stevens
Breyer
217



Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. v. Public Util. Dist. No. 1 of Snohomish Cty.554 U.S. 527 (2008)

Scalia
Stevens
318



Davis v. Federal Election Comm'n554 U.S. 724 (2008)

campaign finance reformBreyer
Alito
Stevens
419



Medellín v. Texas554 U.S. 759 (208)

death penalty
per curiam
Stevens
Souter
Breyer
Ginsburg dissented from the Court's per curiam denial of an application for a stay of execution of sentence of death and a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

References

  • "2007 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  • "2007 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  • "2007 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved March 20, 2010.