2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of William Rehnquist

The 2003 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2003, and concluded October 3, 2004. This was the thirty-second term of Chief Justice William Rehnquist's tenure on the Court and the eighteenth term as Chief Justice.
William Rehnquist 2003 term statistics
9
Majority or Plurality
2
Concurrence
1
Other
4
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 16
Bench opinions = 14 Opinions relating to orders = 1 In-chambers opinions = 1
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: O'Connor (11) Least joined by: Stevens (5)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
101



Virginia v. Maryland 540 U.S. 56 (2003)

O'Connor, Scalia, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer
Stevens
Kennedy
102



McConnell v. Federal Election Commission 540 U.S. 93 (2003)

campaign finance reform O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter; Stevens, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer (in part)
Stevens and O'Connor
Breyer
Scalia
Kennedy
Thomas
Rehnquist
Stevens
Rehnquist filed one of three opinions for the Court.
403



McConnell v. Federal Election Commission 540 U.S. 93 (2003)

campaign finance reform Scalia, Kennedy
Stevens and O'Connor
Rehnquist
Breyer
Scalia
Kennedy
Thomas
Stevens
104



Maryland v. Pringle 540 U.S. 366 (2003)

Unanimous
105



Locke v. Davey 540 U.S. 712 (2004)

Establishment Clause  • public funding Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Scalia
Thomas
The Court upheld a state scholarship program that excluded only theology students from consideration.
206



Crawford v. Washington 541 U.S. 36 (2004)

Confrontation Clause  • hearsay O'Connor
Scalia
107



United States v. Flores-Montano 541 U.S. 149 (2004)

Unanimous
Breyer
108



BedRoc Ltd., LLC v. United States 541 U.S. 176 (2004)

O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy
Thomas
Stevens
109



Tennessee Student Assistance Corp. v. Hood 541 U.S. 440 (2004)

Bankruptcy  • state sovereignty Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Souter
Thomas
410



Tennessee v. Lane 541 U.S. 509 (2004)

State sovereignty  • Americans with Disabilities Act Kennedy, Thomas
Stevens
Souter
Ginsburg
Scalia
Thomas
111



Thornton v. United States 541 U.S. 615 (2004)

Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer; O'Connor (in part)
O'Connor
Scalia
Stevens
412



Colorado General Assembly v. Salazar 541 U.S. 1093 (2004)

electoral redistricting Scalia, Thomas
Rehnquist dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari, arguing that the Court should review the Colorado Supreme Court's interpretation of the Federal Elections Clause in the U.S. Constitution that it was up to each state to decide for itself what "Legislature" meant in the context of what branch of government was empowered to redraw legislative districts.
213



Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow 542 U.S. 1 (2004)

Article III standing  • Establishment Clause O'Connor; Thomas (in part)
Stevens
O'Connor
Thomas
414



Tennard v. Dretke 542 U.S. 274 (2004)

O'Connor
Scalia
Thomas
115



Rumsfeld v. Padilla 542 U.S. 426 (2004)

O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
Kennedy
Stevens
516



Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission 542 U.S. 1305 (2004)

campaign finance reform
Rehnquist denied a request for an injunction pending appeal.

References

  • "2003 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  • "2003 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on March 9, 2005. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  • "2003 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. Retrieved December 18, 2016.