2002 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice John Paul Stevens during the 2002 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which lasted from October 7, 2002 until October 5, 2003. This was the twenty-eighth term of Stevens' tenure on the Court.
John Paul Stevens 2002 term statistics 9 Majority or Plurality 11 Concurrence 4 Other 8 Dissent 3 Concurrence/dissent Total = 35 Bench opinions = 30 Opinions relating to orders = 3 In-chambers opinions = 2 Unanimous decisions: 1 Most joined by: Souter (15) Least joined by: Scalia (4)

Case	Issue	Joined by
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. v. Henson 537 U.S. 28 (2002)
Yellow Transportation, Inc. v. Michigan 537 U.S. 36 (2002)
Sprietsma v. Mercury Marine 537 U.S. 51 (2002)		Unanimous
Abdur'Rahman v. Bell 537 U.S. 88 (2002)
Stevens dissented from the Court's dismissal of certiorari as improvidently granted.
Eldred v. Ashcroft 537 U.S. 186 (2003)
United States v. Jimenez Recio 537 U.S. 270 (2003)
FCC v. NextWave Personal Communications, Inc. 537 U.S. 293 (2003)
Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc. 537 U.S. 393 (2003)
Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc. 537 U.S. 418 (2003)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer; Scalia (in part)
Boeing Co. v. United States 537 U.S. 437 (2003)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Foster v. Florida 537 U.S. 990 (2002)
Stevens filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari, to emphasize that it does not amount to a judgment on the merits.
Stewart v. McCoy 537 U.S. 993 (2002)
Stevens filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
In re Stanford 537 U.S. 968 (2002)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Stevens dissented from the Court's denial of a writ of habeas corpus.
Chabad of Southern Ohio v. Cincinnati 537 U.S. 1501 (2002)
Stevens granted the application to vacate a stay.
Connecticut Dept. of Public Safety v. Doe 538 U.S. 1 (2003)
Ewing v. California 538 U.S. 11 (2003)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Smith v. Doe 538 U.S. 84 (2003)
Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington 538 U.S. 216 (2003)		O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Branch v. Smith 538 U.S. 254 (2003)		Souter, Breyer
Virginia v. Black 538 U.S. 343 (2003)
Clackamas Gastroenterology Associates, P.C. v. Wells 538 U.S. 440 (2003)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas
Pharmaceutical Research and Mfrs. of America v. Walsh 538 U.S. 644 (2003)		Souter, Ginsburg; Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Breyer (in part)
Inyo County v. Pauite-Shoshone Indians 538 U.S. 701 (2003)
Nevada Dept. of Human Resources v. Hibbs 538 U.S. 721 (2003)
Chavez v. Martinez 538 U.S. 760 (2003)
National Park Hospitality Assn. v. Department of Interior 538 U.S. 803 (2003)
Beneficial National Bank v. Anderson 539 U.S. 1 (2003)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Hillside Dairy, Inc. v. Lyons 539 U.S. 59 (2003)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer; Thomas (in part)
Nguyen v. United States 539 U.S. 69 (2003)		O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas
Nguyen v. United States 539 U.S. 126 (2003)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
United States v. American Library Association, Inc. 539 U.S. 194 (2003)
Gratz v. Bollinger 539 U.S. 244 (2003)		Souter
Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle 539 U.S. 444 (2003)
Nike, Inc. v. Klasky 539 U.S. 654 (2003)		Ginsburg; Souter (in part)
Stevens concurred in the Court's dismissal of certiorari as improvidently granted.
Prato v. Vallas 539 U.S. 1301 (2003)
Stevens denied the petitioner's request for an extension of time to pay the docketing fee and printing costs for the petition for certiorari, satisfied that there are no grounds upon which the Court would grant the petition.

References

• "2002 Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on 2004-02-04. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
• "2002 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on 2004-11-02. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
• "2002 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on 2004-02-14. Retrieved 2010-07-07.