2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sandra Day O'Connor

The 2003 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2003 and concluded October 3, 2004. This was the twenty-third term of Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's tenure on the Court.
Sandra Day O'Connor 2003 term statistics 8 Majority or Plurality 4 Concurrence 0 Other 2 Dissent 0 Concurrence/dissent Total = 14 Bench opinions = 14 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0 Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Breyer (9) Least joined by: Stevens, Scalia, Souter, Thomas (6)

Type	Case	Citation	Issues	Joined by	Other opinions
	McConnell v. Federal Election Commission	540 U.S. 93 (2003)		Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
O'Connor co-authored with Stevens one of three opinions for the Court.
	SEC v. Edwards	540 U.S. 519 (2004)		Unanimous
	Fellers v. United States	540 U.S. 519 (2004)		Unanimous
	S. Fla. Water Mgmt. Dist. v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians	541 U.S. 95 (2004)		Rehnquist, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer; Scalia (in part)
	Dretke v. Haley	541 U.S. 386 (2004)		Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer
	Thornton v. United States	541 U.S. 615 (2004)
	Nelson v. Campbell	541 U.S. 637 (2004)		Unanimous
	Yarborough v. Alvarado	541 U.S. 652 (2004)
	Elk Grove Unified Sch. Dist. v. Newdow	542 U.S. 1 (2004)	First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • Article Three  • standing
	Pliler v. Ford	542 U.S. 225 (2004)
	Tennard v. Dretke	542 U.S. 274 (2004)		Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
	Blakely v. Washington	542 U.S. 296 (2004)		Breyer; Rehnquist, Kennedy (in part)
	Hamdi v. Rumsfeld	542 U.S. 507 (2004)		Rehnquist, Kennedy, Breyer
	Missouri v. Seibert	542 U.S. 600 (2004)		Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas

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.