The table below lists the opinions delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of the United States

Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...

 during the 2003 Term, which lasted from October 6, 2003, until October 3, 2004. The table illustrates what opinions were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each opinion.

2003 term opinions

Case name	Argued	Decided	Rehnquist	Stevens	O'Connor	Scalia	Kennedy	Souter	Thomas	Ginsburg	Breyer
Yarborough v. Gentry, 540 U.S. 1		October 20, 2003
Mitchell v. Esparza, 540 U.S. 12		November 3, 2003
Barnhart v. Thomas, 540 U.S. 20	October 13, 2003	November 12, 2003
United States v. Banks, 540 U.S. 31	October 15, 2003	December 2, 2003
Raytheon Co. v. Hernandez, 540 U.S. 44	October 8, 2003	December 2, 2003
Virginia v. Maryland Virginia v. Maryland Virginia v. Maryland, 540 U.S. 56 is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States settled a dispute between the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland regarding Virginia's riparian rights to the Potomac River... , 540 U.S. 56	October 7, 2003	December 9, 2003		1 2			1 2
McConnell v. Federal Election Commission McConnell v. Federal Election Commission McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, 540 U.S. 93 , is a case in which the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of most of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 , often referred to as the McCain–Feingold Act.... , 540 U.S. 93	September 8, 2003	December 10, 2003	2 2 1	1 2* 3 2	1 2 3	2 1 2* 3* 1	2 2 1	1 2 3	2* 2* 3	1 2* 3 2	1 2* 3 2
Maryland v. Pringle Maryland v. Pringle Maryland v. Pringle, 540 U.S. 366 , is a Supreme Court of the United States case regarding the reasonableness of the arrest of a passenger in an automobile.-Background:... , 540 U.S. 366	November 3, 2003	December 15, 2003
Castro v. United States, 540 U.S. 375	October 15, 2003	December 15, 2003				*			*
SEC v. Edwards, 540 U.S. 389	November 4, 2003	January 13, 2004
Verizon Comm., Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP, 540 U.S. 398	October 14, 2003	January 13, 2004
Illinois v. Lidster Illinois v. Lidster Illinois v. Lidster, , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Fourth Amendment permits the police to use a roadblock to investigate a traffic accident.-Facts:... , 540 U.S. 419	November 5, 2003	January 13, 2004		*				*		*
Frew v. Hawkins, 540 U.S. 431	October 7, 2003	January 14, 2004
Kontrick v. Ryan, 540 U.S. 443	November 3, 2003	January 14, 2004
Alaska Dep't of Envtl. Conservation v. EPA, 540 U.S. 461	October 8, 2003	January 21, 2004
Fellers v. United States Fellers v. United States Fellers v. United States, 540 U.S. 519 , is a United States Supreme Court case regarding the Sixth Amendment's right to counsel.-Facts:... , 540 U.S. 519	December 10, 2003	January 26, 2004
Lamie v. United States Trustee, 540 U.S. 526	November 10, 2003	January 26, 2004				*
Illinois v. Fisher, 540 U.S. 544		February 23, 2004
Groh v. Ramirez, 540 U.S. 551	November 4, 2003	February 24, 2004	1 2*			2	1		2
General Dynamics Land System v. Cline, 540 U.S. 581	November 12, 2003	February 24, 2004				1	2		2
Doe v. Chao Doe v. Chao Doe v. Chao, 540 U.S. 614 , is a decision by the United States Supreme Court that interpreted the statutory damages provision of the Privacy Act of 1974.... , 540 U.S. 614	December 3, 2003	February 24, 2004		1		*				1	1 2
Olympic Airways v. Husain, 540 U.S. 644	November 12, 2003	February 24, 2004			*
Banks v. Dretke, 540 U.S. 668	December 8, 2003	February 24, 2004				*			*
Locke v. Davey Locke v. Davey Locke v. Davey, , is a United States Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of a Washington publicly funded scholarship program which excluded students pursuing a "degree in theology." This case examined the "room.... , 540 U.S. 712	December 2, 2003	February 25, 2004				1			1 2
United States Postal Serv. v. Flamingo Indus. (USA) Ltd., 540 U.S. 736	December 1, 2003	February 25, 2004
Muhammad v. Close, 540 U.S. 749	December 1, 2003	February 25, 2004
Raymond B. Yates, M.D., P.C. Profit Sharing Plan v. Hendon, 541 U.S. 1	January 13, 2004	March 2, 2004				1			2
Baldwin v. Reese, 541 U.S. 27	December 8, 2003	March 2, 2004
Crawford v. Washington Crawford v. Washington Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 , is a United States Supreme Court decision that reformulated the standard for determining when the admission of hearsay statements in criminal cases is permitted under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment... , 541 U.S. 36	November 10, 2003	March 8, 2004
Iowa v. Tovar, 541 U.S. 77	January 21, 2004	March 8, 2004
S. Fla. Water Mgmt. Dist. v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, 541 U.S. 95	January 14, 2004	March 23, 2004				*
United States v. Galletti, 541 U.S. 114	January 12, 2004	March 23, 2004
Nixon v. Missouri Municipal League, 541 U.S. 125	January 12, 2004	March 24, 2004
United States v. Flores-Montano United States v. Flores-Montano In United States v. Flores-Montano, , the United States Supreme Court held that customs agents may remove the gas tank from a vehicle crossing the international border in an effort to look for contraband.-Facts:... , 541 U.S. 149	February 25, 2004	March 30, 2004
Nat'l Archives & Records Admin. v. Favish, 541 U.S. 157	December 3, 2003	March 30, 2004
BedRoc Ltd., LLC v. United States, 541 U.S. 176	January 20, 2004	March 31, 2004	*
United States v. Lara, 541 U.S. 193	January 21, 2004	April 19, 2004		1			2		3
Household Credit Servs. v. Pfennig, 541 U.S. 232	February 23, 2004	April 21, 2004
Engine Mfrs. Ass'n v. S. Coast Air Quality Mgmt. Dist., 541 U.S. 246	January 14, 2004	April 28, 2004
Vieth v. Jubelirer Vieth v. Jubelirer Vieth v. Jubelirer, , was a case heard before the United States Supreme Court. The ruling was significant in the area of partisan redistricting and political gerrymandering... , 541 U.S. 267	December 10, 2003	April 28, 2004		1		*		2		2	3
Jones v. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 541 U.S. 369	February 24, 2004	May 3, 2004
Dretke v. Haley, 541 U.S. 386	March 2, 2004	May 3, 2004		1			1 2	1
Scarborough v. Principi, 541 U.S. 401	February 23, 2004	May 3, 2004
Johnson v. California, 541 U.S. 428	March 30, 2004	May 3, 2004
Middleton v. McNeil, 541 U.S. 433		May 3, 2004
Tennessee Student Assistance Corp. v. Hood, 541 U.S. 440	March 1, 2004	May 17, 2004
Till v. SCS Credit Corp., 541 U.S. 465	December 2, 2003	May 17, 2004		*
Tennessee v. Lane Tennessee v. Lane Tennessee v. Lane, 541 U.S. 509 , was a case in the Supreme Court of the United States involving Congress's enforcement powers under section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment.... , 541 U.S. 509	January 13, 2004	May 17, 2004	1			2	1	1 2	1 3	1 2	2
Grupo Dataflux v. Atlas Global Group, L.P., 541 U.S. 567	March 3, 2004	May 17, 2004
Sabri v. United States, 541 U.S. 600	March 3, 2004	May 17, 2004				* 1	* 1		2
Thornton v. United States Thornton v. United States Thornton v. United States, 541 U.S. 615 , was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that when a police officer makes a lawful custodial arrest of an automobile's occupant, the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution allows the officer to search the vehicle's passenger... , 541 U.S. 615	March 31, 2004	May 24, 2004	*		* 1	2				2
Nelson v. Campbell, 541 U.S. 637	March 29, 2004	May 24, 2004
Yarborough v. Alvarado Yarborough v. Alvarado Yarborough v. Alvarado, No. 02-1684 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a state court considered the proper factors and reached a reasonable conclusion that a minor was not in custody for Miranda purposes during his police interview, despite the fact that the... , 541 U.S. 652	March 1, 2004	June 1, 2004
Republic of Austria v. Altmann Republic of Austria v. Altmann Republic of Austria v. Altmann, 541 U.S. 677 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act applies retroactively... , 541 U.S. 677	February 25, 2004	June 7, 2004				1		2			2
Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Heinz Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Heinz Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Heinz, 541 U.S. 739 , is a case that was argued in the Supreme Court of the United States on 19 April 2004... , 541 U.S. 739	April 19, 2004	June 7, 2004
DOT v. Pub. Citizen, 541 U.S. 752	April 21, 2004	June 7, 2004
City of Littleton v. Z. J. Gifts D-4, L.L.C., 541 U.S. 774	March 24, 2004	June 7, 2004		* 1		2	* 3	* 3
Elk Grove Unified Sch. Dist. v. Newdow, 542 U.S. 1	March 24, 2004	June 14, 2004	1		1 2				1* 3
Norton v. S. Utah Wilderness Alliance Norton v. S. Utah Wilderness Alliance Although the Administrative Procedure Act says that a person may challenge an agency's failure to act, this provision essential just carries forward the writ of mandamus. Thus an agency cannot be compelled to act unless there is some non-discretionary, discrete act... , 542 U.S. 55	March 29, 2004	June 14, 2004
United States v. Dominguez Benitez United States v. Dominguez Benitez In United States v. Dominguez Benitez, , the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that, in a criminal proceeding in federal court, a defendant who does not alert the district court to a possible violation of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure must show on appeal that the... , 542 U.S. 74	April 21, 2004	June 14, 2004
Hibbs v. Winn, 542 U.S. 88	January 20, 2004	June 14, 2004
Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders, 542 U.S. 129	March 31, 2004	June 14, 2004
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd v. Empagran S. A., 542 U.S. 155	April 26, 2004	June 14, 2004
Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada, , held that statutes requiring suspects to identify themselves during police investigations did not violate the Fourth Amendment. Under the rubric of Terry v... , 542 U.S. 177	March 22, 2004	June 21, 2004		1				2		2	2
Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila, 542 U.S. 200 United States Supreme Court case that limited the scope of the Texas Healthcare Liability Act.... , 542 U.S. 200	March 23, 2004	June 21, 2004
Pliler v. Ford, 542 U.S. 225	April 26, 2004	June 21, 2004		1	2			1		1	1 2
Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., , is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States involving , which authorizes United States district courts to enforce discovery requests made in connection with litigation being conducted in foreign tribunals... , 542 U.S. 241	April 20, 2004	June 21, 2004
Tennard v. Dretke Tennard v. Dretke Tennard v. Dretke, 542 U.S. 274 , was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court was asked whether evidence of the defendant's low IQ in a death penalty trial had been adequately presented to the jury for full consideration in the penalty phase of his trial... , 542 U.S. 274	March 22, 2004	June 24, 2004	1			2			3
Blakely v. Washington Blakely v. Washington Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 , held that, in the context of mandatory sentencing guidelines under state law, the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial prohibited judges from enhancing criminal sentences based on facts other than those decided by the jury or admitted by the defendant... , 542 U.S. 296	March 23, 2004	June 24, 2004	1*		1 3		1* 2				1 2 3
Schriro v. Summerlin Schriro v. Summerlin Schriro v. Summerlin, 542 U.S. 348 , was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that a requirement that a different Supreme Court decision requiring the jury rather than the judge to find aggravating factors would not be applied retroactively.-Facts:In April 1981, Warren Wesley... , 542 U.S. 348	April 19, 2004	June 24, 2004
Cheney v. United States District Court Cheney v. United States District Court Cheney v. United States District Court, 542 U.S. 367 , was a 2004 United States Supreme Court case between Vice President Dick Cheney and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia... , 542 U.S. 367	April 27, 2004	June 24, 2004				*			*
Beard v. Banks Beard v. Banks Beard v. Banks, 548 U.S. 521 , was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court in which the petitioner, Ronald Banks, challenged the constitutionality of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections policy of denying access to written material such as newspapers and magazines, to violent ... , 542 U.S. 406	February 24, 2004	June 24, 2004		1				1 2		1 2	1
Rumsfeld v. Padilla Rumsfeld v. Padilla Rumsfeld v. Padilla, , was a United States Supreme Court case, in which José Padilla sought habeas corpus relief against Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, as a result of his detainment as an "unlawful combatant."... , 542 U.S. 426	April 28, 2004	June 28, 2004
Rasul v. Bush Rasul v. Bush Rasul v. Bush, 542 U.S. 466 , is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision establishing that the U.S. court system has the authority to decide whether foreign nationals held in Guantanamo Bay were wrongfully imprisoned... , 542 U.S. 466	April 20, 2004	June 28, 2004
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld Hamdi v. Rumsfeld Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, 542 U.S. 507 was a U.S. Supreme Court decision reversing the dismissal of a habeas corpus petition brought on behalf of Yaser Esam Hamdi, a U.S. citizen being detained indefinitely as an "illegal enemy combatant." The Court recognized the power of the government to detain enemy... , 542 U.S. 507	April 28, 2004	June 28, 2004		1	*	1			2
Missouri v. Seibert Missouri v. Seibert Missouri v. Seibert, , is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that struck down the police practice of first obtaining an inadmissible confession without giving Miranda warnings, then issuing the warnings, and then obtaining a second confession... , 542 U.S. 600	December 9, 2003	June 28, 2004					1	*			2
United States v. Patane United States v. Patane United States v. Patane, 542 U.S. 630 , is a United States Supreme Court case relating to Miranda warnings.-Facts:Samuel Patane was arrested in front of his home for calling his ex-girlfriend in violation of a restraining order. During the arrest, police officers began reading Patane his Miranda... , 542 U.S. 630	December 9, 2003	June 28, 2004		1				1	*	1	2
Holland v. Jackson, 542 U.S. 649		June 28, 2004		-				-		-	-
Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union, 542 U.S. 656	March 2, 2004	June 29, 2004	2		2	1					2
Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S. 692 was a notable case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States involving the Alien Tort Claims Act.-Facts:... , 542 U.S. 692	March 30, 2004	June 29, 2004	* 1			* 1			* 1	* 2	* 2 3
Case name	Argued	Decided	Rehnquist	Stevens	O'Connor	Scalia	Kennedy	Souter	Thomas	Ginsburg	Breyer

2003 term membership and statistics

This was the eighteenth term of Chief Justice Rehnquist's tenure, and the tenth consecutive term in which the Court's membership had not changed.

Justice	Appointed by	Date confirmed	% Majority	Opinions filed
Chief Justice Chief Justice of the United States The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal court system and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Chief Justice is one of nine Supreme Court justices; the other eight are the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States...  William H. Rehnquist	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....  (as Chief Justice) Richard M. Nixon (as Associate Justice)	September 26, 1986 (CJ) January 7, 1972 (AJ)	85.0%	9 2 0 3 Total=14
Associate Justice Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States...  John Paul Stevens John Paul Stevens John Paul Stevens served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from December 19, 1975 until his retirement on June 29, 2010. At the time of his retirement, he was the oldest member of the Court and the third-longest serving justice in the Court's history...	Gerald Ford Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...	December 19, 1975	76.3%	8 9 1 11 Total=29
Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Sandra Day O'Connor Sandra Day O'Connor is an American jurist who was the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States. She served as an Associate Justice from 1981 until her retirement from the Court in 2006. O'Connor was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981...	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....	September 25, 1981	93.6%	8 4 0 2 Total=14
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia Antonin Scalia Antonin Gregory Scalia is an American jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. As the longest-serving justice on the Court, Scalia is the Senior Associate Justice...		September 26, 1986	74.7%	9 10 2 9 Total=30
Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy Anthony Kennedy Anthony McLeod Kennedy is an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, having been appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988. Since the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor, Kennedy has often been the swing vote on many of the Court's politically charged 5–4 decisions...		February 18, 1988	86.3%	8 7 1 7 Total=23
Associate Justice David Souter David Souter David Hackett Souter is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He served from 1990 until his retirement on June 29, 2009. Appointed by President George H. W. Bush to fill the seat vacated by William J...	George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...	October 9, 1990	78.5%	9 3 1 5 Total=18
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Succeeding Thurgood Marshall, Thomas is the second African American to serve on the Court....		October 23, 1991	78.8%	9 6 3 9 Total=27
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993. She is the second female justice and the first Jewish female justice.She is generally viewed as belonging to...	Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...	August 10, 1993	80.0%	9 3 0 4 Total=16
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer Stephen Breyer Stephen Gerald Breyer is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1994, and known for his pragmatic approach to constitutional law, Breyer is generally associated with the more liberal side of the Court....		August 3, 1994	80.8%	7 5 0 10 Total=22
Notes on statistics: A justice is only included in the majority if they joined or concurred in the Court's judgment in full. Percentages are based only on the cases in which a justice participated, and are rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent. The opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders and in-chambers opinions are not included.