2002 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice Stephen Breyer 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 ninth term of Breyer’s tenure on the Court.
Stephen Breyer 2002 term statistics 8 Majority or Plurality 3 Concurrence 0 Other 6 Dissent 3 Concurrence/dissent Total = 20 Bench opinions = 19 Opinions relating to orders = 1 In-chambers opinions = 0 Unanimous decisions: 2 Most joined by: Ginsburg (9) Least joined by: Thomas (4)

Case	Issue	Joined by
Howsam v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. 537 U.S. 79 (2002)		Rehnquist, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg
Eldred v. Ashcroft 537 U.S. 186 (2003)
United States v. Jimenez Recio 537 U.S. 270 (2003)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg
Meyer v. Holley 537 U.S. 280 (2003)		Unanimous
FCC v. NextWave Personal Communications, Inc. 537 U.S. 293 (2003)
Foster v. Florida 537 U.S. 990 (2002)
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
Ewing v. California 538 U.S. 11 (2003)		Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg
Norfolk & Western R. Co. v. Ayers 538 U.S. 135 (2003)
Archer v. Warner 538 U.S. 314 (2003)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg
Dole Food Co. v. Patrickson 538 U.S. 468 (2003)		O'Connor
Demore v. Kim 538 U.S. 510 (2003)
Pharmaceutical Research and Mfrs. of America v. Walsh 538 U.S. 644 (2003)
National Park Hospitality Assn. v. Department of Interior 538 U.S. 803 (2003)		O'Connor
Fitzgerald v. Racing Association of Central Iowa 539 U.S. 103 (2003)		Unanimous
Sell v. United States 539 U.S. 166 (2003)		Rehnquist, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg
United States v. American Library Association, Inc. 539 U.S. 194 (2003)
Gratz v. Bollinger 539 U.S. 244 (2003)
Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle 539 U.S. 444 (2003)		Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg
Stogner v. California 539 U.S. 607 (2003)		Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg
Nike, Inc. v. Klasky 539 U.S. 654 (2003)		O'Connor
Breyer dissented from the Court's dismissal of certiorari as improvidently granted.

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.