For anyone that has been tempted just to read the majority or court opinion and skip the concurrences or dissents, the Supremes have come up with a new way of getting to the meat of things. You really do have to read the whole thing when the decision reads like this:
THOMAS, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, which was joined by REHNQUIST, C. J., in full, by O'CONNOR, J.,as to Parts I and II-A, and by SCALIA, J., as to Parts I and II.
SOUTER,J., delivered an opinion, Part II of which was for the Court and was joined by STEVENS, KENNEDY, GINSBURG, and BREYER, JJ., and Part I of which concurred in the judgment and was joined by BREYER, J.
SCALIA,J., filed an opinion concurring in part in the judgment.
STEVENS, J.,filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
KENNEDY, J.,filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, which was joined by STEVENS, J., in full and by GINSBURG, J., as to Parts II and III.
GINSBURG, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.