2003 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 2003 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which lasted from October 6, 2003 until October 3, 2004. This was the twenty-ninth term of Stevens' 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 decisions: 1 Most joined by: Souter (18) Least joined by: Rehnquist (1)

Case	Issue	Joined by
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
Stevens filed one of two dissents.
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)
Stevens was the sole dissenter from Breyer's 8-1 opinion.
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
Thomas concurred in Stevens' plurality opinion; Scalia filed a dissent.
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 2010-07-07.
• "2003 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on 2005-03-09. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
• "2003 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on 2005-02-14. Retrieved 2010-07-07.