2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens

The 2003 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2003 and concluded October 3, 2004. This was the twenty-ninth term of Associate Justice John Paul Stevens's tenure on the Court .
John Paul Stevens 2003 term statistics 8 Majority or Plurality 10 Concurrence 2 Other 12 Dissent 1 Concurrence/dissent Total = 33 Bench opinions = 29 Opinions relating to orders = 4 In-chambers opinions = 0 Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Souter (18) Least joined by: Rehnquist (1)

Type	Case	Citation	Issues	Joined by	Other opinions
	Virginia v. Maryland	540 U.S. 56 (2003)		Kennedy
	McConnell v. Federal Election Commission	540 U.S. 93 (2003)	Campaign finance reform	O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Stevens co-authored one of three partial opinions for the Court.
	McConnell v. Federal Election Commission	540 U.S. 93 (2003)	Campaign finance reform	Ginsburg, Breyer
	Verizon Comm., Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP	540 U.S. 398 (2004)		Souter, Thomas
	Illinois v. Lidster	540 U.S. 419 (2004)		Souter, Ginsburg
	Lamie v. United States Trustee	540 U.S. 526 (2004)		Souter, Breyer
	Illinois v. Fisher	540 U.S. 544 (2004)
	Groh v. Ramirez	540 U.S. 551 (2004)		O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
	Torres v. Mullin	540 U.S. 1035 (2004)	Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
Stevens filed an opinion respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
	Zimmerman v. Johnson	540 U.S. 1087 (2004)	Death penalty	Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Stevens dissented from the Court's denial of a stay of execution, and vacation of a temporary stay entered by Scalia.
	Baldwin v. Reese	541 U.S. 27 (2004)
	Nixon v. Missouri Municipal League	541 U.S. 125 (2004)
	BedRoc Ltd., LLC v. United States	541 U.S. 176 (2004)		Souter, Ginsburg
	United States v. Lara	541 U.S. 193 (2004)
	Vieth v. Jubelirer	541 U.S. 267 (2004)
	Jones v. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co.	541 U.S. 369 (2004)		Unanimous
	Dretke v. Haley	541 U.S. 386 (2004)		Kennedy, Souter
	Till v. SCS Credit Corp.	541 U.S. 465 (2004)	Bankruptcy	Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
	Tennessee v. Lane	541 U.S. 509 (2004)	Americans with Disabilities Act; state sovereign immunity	O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
	Thornton v. United States	541 U.S. 615 (2004)		Souter
	Republic of Austria v. Altmann	541 U.S. 677 (2004)	Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act	O'Connor, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
	City of Littleton v. Z. J. Gifts D-4, L.L.C.	541 U.S. 774 (2004)
	Bunting v. Mellen	541 U.S. 1019 (2004)		Ginsburg, Breyer
Stevens filed an opinion respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
	Elk Grove Unified Sch. Dist. v. Newdow	542 U.S. 1 (2004)	Standing	Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
	Hibbs v. Winn	542 U.S. 88 (2004)
	Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada	542 U.S. 177 (2004)	Rights of the accused
	Pliler v. Ford	542 U.S. 225 (2004)		Souter
	Cheney v. United States District Court	542 U.S. 367 (2004)
	Beard v. Banks	542 U.S. 406 (2004)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
	Rumsfeld v. Padilla	542 U.S. 426 (2004)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
	Rasul v. Bush	542 U.S. 466 (2004)		O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
	Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union	542 U.S. 656 (2004)		Ginsburg
	Cox v. Larios	542 U.S. 947 (2004)	Electoral redistricting	Breyer
Stevens concurred with the Court's summary affirmance.

References

• 2003 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved July 7, 2010.
• 2003 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on March 9, 2005, retrieved July 7, 2010.
• 2003 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on February 14, 2005, retrieved July 7, 2010.