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The 2003 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2003, and concluded October 3, 2004. This was the thirteenth term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court.
Clarence Thomas 2003 term statistics
9
Majority or Plurality
6
Concurrence
0
Other
9
Dissent
3
Concurrence/dissent Total = 27
Bench opinions = 27 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 4 Most joined by: Scalia (14) Least joined by: Souter, Breyer (5)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
101



Raytheon Co. v. Hernandez 540 U.S. 40 (2003)

Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg
Souter and Breyer did not participate.
302



McConnell v. Federal Election Commission 540 U.S. 93 (2003)

Campaign finance reform Scalia (in part)
Stevens and O'Connor
Rehnquist
Breyer
Scalia
Kennedy
Rehnquist
Stevens
403



Groh v. Ramirez 540 U.S. 551 (2004)

Scalia; Rehnquist (in part)
Stevens
Kennedy
404



General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline 540 U.S. 581 (2004)

Kennedy
Souter
Scalia
105



Olympic Airways v. Husain 540 U.S. 644 (2004)

Rehnquist, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg
Scalia
306



Banks v. Dretke 540 U.S. 668 (2004)

Scalia
Ginsburg
407



Locke v. Davey 540 U.S. 712 (2004)

Rehnquist
Scalia
208



Raymond B. Yates, M.D., P.C. Profit Sharing Plan v. Hendon 541 U.S. 1 (2004)

Ginsburg
Scalia
109



United States v. Galletti 541 U.S. 114 (2004)

Unanimous
210



BedRoc Ltd., LLC v. United States 541 U.S. 176 (2004)

Breyer
Rehnquist
Stevens
211



United States v. Lara 541 U.S. 193 (2004)

Breyer
Stevens
Kennedy
Souter
112



Household Credit Servs. v. Pfennig 541 U.S. 232 (2004)

Unanimous
413



Scarborough v. Principi 541 U.S. 401 (2004)

Scalia
Ginsburg
414



Tennessee Student Assistance Corp. v. Hood 541 U.S. 440 (2004)

Bankruptcy  • Eleventh Amendment Scalia
Rehnquist
Souter
215



Till v. SCS Credit Corp. 541 U.S. 465 (2004)

bankruptcy
Stevens
Scalia
416



Tennessee v. Lane 541 U.S. 509 (2004)

Americans with Disabilities Act  • state sovereign immunity
Stevens
Souter
Ginsburg
Rehnquist
Scalia
217



Sabri v. United States 541 U.S. 600 (2004)

Souter
Kennedy
118



DOT v. Pub. Citizen 541 U.S. 752 (2004)

Unanimous
219



Elk Grove Unified Sch. Dist. v. Newdow 542 U.S. 1 (2004)

Standing  • Establishment Clause
Stevens
Rehnquist
O'Connor
420



Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders 542 U.S. 129 (2004)

Ginsburg
121



Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila 542 U.S. 200 (2004)

Unanimous
Ginsburg
122



Pliler v. Ford 542 U.S. 225 (2004)

Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy
Stevens
O'Connor
Ginsburg
Breyer
423



Tennard v. Dretke 542 U.S. 274 (2004)

O'Connor
Rehnquist
Scalia
324



Cheney v. United States District Court 542 U.S. 367 (2004)

Scalia
Kennedy
Stevens
Ginsburg
125



Beard v. Banks 542 U.S. 406 (2004)

Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy
Stevens
Souter
426



Hamdi v. Rumsfeld 542 U.S. 547 (2004)

Due process  • habeas corpus
O'Connor
Souter
Scalia
Thomas dissented from the plurality's ruling that citizens of the U.S. designated as enemy combatants by the Executive Branch had the right to challenge their detention. Thomas, the only member of the Court to fully adopt the government's position, argued that the Court should defer to the broad war-making powers of the President, particularly in light of the important security interests at stake in the War on Terror.
127



United States v. Patane 542 U.S. 630 (2004)

Rehnquist, Scalia
Kennedy
Souter
Breyer

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