| The 2005 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 3, 2005, and concluded October 1, 2006. This was the twenty-fifth and final term of Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's tenure on the Court; O'Connor retired on January 31, 2006. | 
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Schaffer v. Weast | 546 U.S. 49 (2005) |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act • individualized education program challenges • burden of proof | Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas |
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Lockhart v. United States | 546 U.S. 142 (2005) |
Debt Collection Act of 1982 • Social Security • student loan debt | Unanimous |
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Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood | 546 U.S. 320 (2005) |
abortion • parental notification • facial challenge | Unanimous | |||||||||||
| O'Connor's opinion for the Court vacated and remanded the First Circuit's judgment that New Hampshire's parental notification law was unconstitutional, but avoided a substantive ruling on the challenged law or a reconsideration of prior Supreme Court abortion precedent. Instead, the Court only addressed the issue of remedy, holding that invalidating a statute in its entirety "is not always necessary or justified, for lower courts may be able to render narrower declaratory and injunctive relief." | |||||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ Roberts did not participate in one of the three cases in which O'Connor filed an opinion.
References
- "2005 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- "2005 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- "2005 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2016.