Anyhow, here goes:
IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez
STEVENS, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
United States v. Olson
BREYER, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Schaffer v. Weast
O’CONNOR, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which STEVENS, SCALIA, KENNEDY, SOUTER, and THOMAS, JJ., joined. STEVENS, J., filed a concurring opinion. GINSBURG, J., and BREYER, J., filed dissenting opinions. ROBERTS, C. J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Lincoln Property Co. v. Roche
GINSBURG, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
THOMAS, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and STEVENS, O’CONNOR, SCALIA, SOUTER, and BREYER, JJ., joined. GINSBURG, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which KENNEDY, J., joined.
Martin v. Franklin Capital Corp.
ROBERTS, C. J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Lockhart v. United States
O’CONNOR, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. SCALIA, J., filed a concurring opinion.
United States v. Georgia
SCALIA, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. STEVENS, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which GINSBURG, J., joined.
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. v. Reeder-Simco GMC, Inc.
GINSBURG, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and O’CONNOR, SCALIA, KENNEDY, SOUTER, and BREYER, JJ., joined. STEVENS, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which THOMAS, J., joined.
Evans v. Chavis
BREYER, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and O’CONNOR, SCALIA, KENNEDY, SOUTER, THOMAS, and GINSBURG, JJ., joined. STEVENS, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment.
Brown v. Sanders
SCALIA, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and O’CONNOR, KENNEDY, and THOMAS, JJ., joined. STEVENS, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which SOUTER, J., joined. BREYER, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which GINSBURG, J., joined.
Gonzales v. Oregon
KENNEDY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which STEVENS, O’CONNOR, SOUTER, GINSBURG, and BREYER, JJ., joined. SCALIA, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and THOMAS, J., joined.THOMAS, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Wachovia Bank, N. A. v. Schmidt
GINSBURG, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except THOMAS, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New Eng.
O’CONNOR, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Rice v. Collins
KENNEDY, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. BREYER, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which SOUTER, J., joined.
Will v. Hallock
SOUTER, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Of these 16 signed rulings, two are excluded: Schaffer v. Weast in which Roberts did not participate and Wachovia Bank, N. A. v. Schmidt in which Thomas did not participate.
Of the remaining 14 rulings, Roberts and Scalia were in agreement 100% of the time.
In Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. v. Reeder-Simco GMC, Inc., Roberts joined the majority ruling by Ginsburg while Thomas joined the dissent by Stevens. This puts Roberts and Thomas in 92.86% agreement.
Roberts/Scalia: 100%
Roberts/Thomas: 92.86%
After 16 rulings.
Next analysis will post after 20 rulings, to get us back on schedule!
Central Va. Community College v. Katz
STEVENS, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which O’CONNOR, SOUTER, GINSBURG, and BREYER, JJ., joined. THOMAS, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and SCALIA and KENNEDY, JJ., joined.
Unitherm Food Systems, Inc. v. Swift-Eckrich, Inc.
THOMAS, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and O’CONNOR, SCALIA, SOUTER, GINSBURG, and BREYER, JJ., joined. STEVENS, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which KENNEDY, J., joined.
Gonzales v. O Centro Espírita Beneficente União do Vegetal
ROBERTS, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except ALITO, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. Cardegna
SCALIA, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and STEVENS, KENNEDY, SOUTER, GINSBURG, and BREYER, JJ., joined. THOMAS, J., filed a dissenting opinion. ALITO, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Domino's Pizza, Inc. v. McDonald
SCALIA, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except ALITO, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Dolan v. Postal Service
KENNEDY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and STEVENS, SCALIA, SOUTER, GINSBURG, and BREYER, JJ., joined. THOMAS, J., filed a dissenting opinion. ALITO, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp.
GINSBURG, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except ALITO, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Oregon v. Guzek
BREYER, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and STEVENS, KENNEDY, SOUTER, and GINSBURG, JJ., joined. SCALIA, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which THOMAS, J., joined. ALITO, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
So! After 24 signed rulings, 22 of which count for our purposes (remember two were previously excluded due to recusals), the deviations are as follows.
In Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. Cardegna, Roberts joined the majority ruling by Scalia while Thomas filed a dissenting opinion.
In Dolan v. Postal Service, Roberts joined the majority ruling by Kennedy while Thomas filed a dissenting opinion.
In Oregon v. Guzek, Roberts joined the majority ruling by Kennedy while Scalia filed an opinion concurring in judgment that was joined by Thomas.
So, drumroll please!
Roberts/Scalia: 95.45%
Roberts/Thomas: 81.82%
After 22 rulings.
And, just for the sake of curiosity:
Roberts/Kennedy: 86.36%
Roberts/Souter: 86.36%
And, for the record, encompassing all 17 signed rulings in which both Roberts and O'Connor participated:
Roberts/O'Connor: 88.24%
Next installment to post soon after 30 signed rulings!