2004 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 2004 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which lasted from October 4, 2004 until October 3, 2005. This was the thirtieth term of Stevens' tenure on the Court.
John Paul Stevens 2004 term statistics 8 Majority or Plurality 9 Concurrence 2 Other 12 Dissent 1 Concurrence/dissent Total = 32 Bench opinions = 29 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 1 Unanimous decisions: 0 Most joined by: Ginsburg (16) Least joined by: Rehnquist, Thomas (2)

Case	Issue	Joined by
Koons Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc. v. Nigh 543 U.S. 50 (2004)		Breyer
Kansas v. Colorado 543 U.S. 86 (2004)
Brosseau v. Haugen 543 U.S. 194 (2004)
Stevens dissented from the Court's per curiam decision that ruled that a police officer who shot a suspect fleeing in an automobile was entitled to qualified immunity. Stevens argued that the officer's conduct was objectively unreasonable because deadly force should not have been used to prevent the suspect's escape. He also believed that the immunity issue should have been decided by a jury, and that the Court should have held full briefing and argument on the case.
United States v. Booker 543 U.S. 220 (2005)	Right to a jury trial: determination of federal sentencing factors by judge	Scalia, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg
Stevens filed one of two opinions for the Court, each resolving different parts of the case; the other was filed by Breyer.
United States v. Booker 543 U.S. 220 (2005)	Right to a jury trial: determination of federal sentencing factors by judge	Souter; Scalia (in part)
Stevens filed one of three dissents from Breyer's opinion for the Court in part.
Illinois v. Caballes 543 U.S. 405 (2005)		O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer
Souter and Ginsburg filed dissents.
Johnson v. California 543 U.S. 499 (2005)
Roper v. Simmons 543 U.S. 551 (2005)	Death penalty: execution of minors	Ginsburg
Spencer v. Pugh 543 U.S. 1301 (2004)	Voter intimidation
Stevens denied a stay.
Kunkle v. Texas 543 U.S. 1309 (2004)
Stevens concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
Tenet v. Doe 544 U.S. 1 (2005)		Ginsburg
Muehler v. Mena 544 U.S. 93 (2005)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams 544 U.S. 113 (2005)
City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation 544 U.S. 197 (2005)
Stevens was the lone dissenter from Ginsburg's 8-1 decision.
Smith v. City of Jackson 544 U.S. 228 (2005)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer; Scalia (in part)
Rhines v. Weber 544 U.S. 269 (2005)		Ginsburg, Breyer
Pace v. DiGuglielmo 544 U.S. 408 (2005)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Bates v. Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C. 544 U.S. 431 (2005)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Granholm v. Heald 544 U.S. 460 (2005)		O'Connor
Stevens filed one of two dissents from Kennedy's 5-4 decision.
Clingman v. Beaver 544 U.S. 581 (2005)		Ginsburg; Souter (in part)
Evans v. Stephens 544 U.S. 942 (2005)
Stevens wrote an opinion respecting the Court's denial of certiorari to emphasize that the decision not to review the lower court's decision was not a judgment on the merits.
Gonzales v. Raich 545 U.S. 1 (2005)	Commerce Clause: prohibition of state-sanctioned intrastate production of medical marijuana	Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
O'Connor and Thomas filed dissents.
Johnson v. California 545 U.S. 162 (2005)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Thomas filed a dissent.
San Remo Hotel, L.P. v. City & County of San Francisco 545 U.S. 323 (2005)		Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Dodd v. United States 545 U.S. 353 (2005)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer (in part)
Stevens filed one of two dissents from O'Connor's 5-4 decision.
Graham Cty. Soil & Water Consv. Dist. v. United States ex rel. Wilson 545 U.S. 409 (2005)
Kelo v. City of New London 545 U.S. 469 (2005)	Eminent domain	Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
O'Connor and Thomas filed dissents.
Gonzales v. Crosby 545 U.S. 524 (2005)		Souter
Stevens dissented from Scalia's 7-2 decision.
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Servs. 545 U.S. 546 (2005)		Breyer
Stevens filed one of two dissents from Kennedy's 5-4 decision.
Van Orden v. Perry 545 U.S. 677 (2005)	Establishment Clause	Ginsburg
Stevens filed one of three dissents from Rehnquist's plurality decision.
Castle Rock v. Gonzales 545 U.S. 748 (2005)	Due process right to enforce restraining order	Ginsburg
Nat'l Cable & Telecomms. Ass'n v. Brand X Internet Servs. 545 U.S. 967 (2005)	Telecommunications

References

• "2004 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
• "2004 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on 2006-10-12. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
• "2004 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2010-07-07.