Department Of Things To Be Determined

The U.S. Supreme Court released five opinions today. Things shook out this way:

Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transp. Ass’n, No. 06-457

Majority: Everybody but Scalia (in part)
Concurrence: Ginsburg
Concurrence (in part): Scalia

Preston v. Ferrer, No. 06-1463

Majority: Everybody but Thomas
Dissent: Thomas

Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc., No. 06-179

Majority: Everybody but Stevens (in part) and Ginsburg
Concurrence: Stevens (in part)
Dissent: Ginsburg

Danforth v. Minnesota, No. 06-8273

Majority: Everybody but Roberts and Kennedy
Dissent: Roberts (with Kennedy)

LaRue v. Dewolf, Boberg & Assocs., No. 06-856

Majority: Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Alito
Concurrence: Roberts (with Kennedy)
Concurrence: Thomas (with Scalia)

What does this tell us? It tells us that Souter, Breyer, and Alito were together in all five cases. Not sure what that means, if anything. And Roberts and Kennedy were together in all five cases. Not sure what that means, either.

The various members of the Roberts Court might still be figuring out who their allies are.