1.   Toward the end of his career, he wrote more dissents than majority opinions.

2.   And in a departure from usual practice, Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the dissent, his first published opinion since joining the court last summer.

3.   Associate Justice Alan Handler wrote the majority opinion, and Associate Justice Marie Garibaldi wrote the dissent.

4.   A justice may write a dissent.

5.   Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote the dissent.

6.   Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote a dissent which was joined by Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas.

7.   Ginsburg and Souter both wrote dissents separate from Stevens.

8.   Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a dissent Monday and was joined by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justice Antonin Scalia.

9.   Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a dissent.

10.   Justice David Souter wrote the dissent.