2003 Term Opinions of the Court
Slip Opinions, Per Curiams (PC), and Original Case Decrees
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| R- |
Date |
Docket |
Name |
J. |
Pt. |
| 80 |
06/29/04 |
03-339 |
Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain |
DS |
542/2 |
| 79 |
06/29/04 |
03-218 |
Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union |
K |
542/2 |
| 78 |
06/28/04 |
03-1200 |
Holland v. Jackson |
PC |
542/2 |
| 77 |
06/28/04 |
02-1183 |
United States v. Patane |
T |
542/2 |
| 76 |
06/28/04 |
02-1371 |
Missouri v. Seibert |
DS |
542/2 |
| 75 |
06/28/04 |
03-6696 |
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld |
O |
542/2 |
| 74 |
06/28/04 |
03-334 |
Rasul v. Bush |
JS |
542/2 |
| 73 |
06/28/04 |
03-1027 |
Rumsfeld v. Padilla |
R |
542/2 |
| 72 |
06/24/04 |
02-1603 |
Beard v. Banks |
T |
542/2 |
| 71 |
06/24/04 |
03-475 |
Cheney v. United States Dist. Court for D. C. |
K |
542/2 |
| 70 |
06/24/04 |
03-526 |
Schriro v. Summerlin |
AS |
542/2 |
| 69 |
06/24/04 |
02-1632 |
Blakely v. Washington |
AS |
542/2 |
| 68 |
06/24/04 |
02-10038 |
Tennard v. Dretke |
O |
542/2 |
| 67 |
06/21/04 |
02-572 |
Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
G |
542/1 |
| 66 |
06/21/04 |
03-221 |
Pliler v. Ford |
T |
542/1 |
| 65 |
06/21/04 |
02-1845 |
Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila |
T |
542/1 |
| 64 |
06/21/04 |
03-5554 |
Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial Dist. Court of Nev., Humboldt Cty. |
K |
542/1 |
| 63 |
06/14/04 |
03-724 |
F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd. v. Empagran S. A. |
B |
542/1 |
| 62 |
06/14/04 |
03-95 |
Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders |
G |
542/1 |
| 61 |
06/14/04 |
02-1809 |
Hibbs v. Winn |
G |
542/1 |
| 60 |
06/14/04 |
03-167 |
United States v. Dominguez Benitez |
DS |
542/1 |
| 59 |
06/14/04 |
03-101 |
Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance |
AS |
542/1 |
| 58 |
06/14/04 |
02-1624 |
Elk Grove Unified School Dist. v. Newdow |
JS |
542/1 |
| 57 |
06/07/04 |
02-1609 |
City of Littleton v. Z. J. Gifts D-4, L. L. C. |
B |
541/2 |
| 56 |
06/07/04 |
03-358 |
Department of Transportation v. Public Citizen |
T |
541/2 |
| 55 |
06/07/04 |
02-891 |
Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Heinz |
DS |
541/2 |
| 54 |
06/07/04 |
03-13 |
Republic of Austria v. Altman |
JS |
541/2 |
| 53 |
06/01/04 |
02-1684 |
Yarborough v. Alvarado |
K |
541/2 |
| 52 |
05/24/04 |
03-6821 |
Nelson v. Campbell |
O |
541/2 |
| 51 |
05/24/04 |
03-5165 |
Thornton v. United States |
R |
541/2 |
| 50 |
05/17/04 |
03-44 |
Sabri v. United States |
DS |
541/2 |
| 49 |
05/17/04 |
02-1689 |
Grupo Dataflux v. Atlas Global Group, L. P. |
AS |
541/2 |
| 48 |
05/17/04 |
02-1667 |
Tennessee v. Lane |
JS |
541/2 |
| 47 |
05/17/04 |
02-1016 |
Till v. SCS Credit Corp. |
JS |
541/2 |
| 46 |
05/17/04 |
02-1606 |
Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation v. Hood |
R |
541/2 |
| 45 |
05/03/04 |
03-1028 |
Middleton v. McNeil |
PC |
541/2 |
| 44 |
05/03/04 |
03-6539 |
Johnson v. California |
PC |
541/2 |
| 43 |
05/03/04 |
02-1657 |
Scarborough v. Principi |
G |
541/2 |
| 42 |
05/03/04 |
02-1824 |
Dretke v. Haley |
O |
541/2 |
| 41 |
05/03/04 |
02-1205 |
Jones v. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. |
JS |
541/2 |
| 40 |
04/28/04 |
02-1580 |
Vieth v. Jubelirer |
AS |
541/1 |
| 39 |
04/28/04 |
02-1343 |
Engine Mfrs. Assn. v. South Coast Air Quality Management Dist. |
AS |
541/1 |
| 38 |
04/21/04 |
02-857 |
Household Credit Services, Inc. v. Pfennig |
T |
541/1 |
| 37 |
04/19/04 |
03-107 |
United States v. Lara |
B |
541/1 |
| 36 |
03/31/04 |
02-1593 |
BedRoc Limited, LLC v. United States |
R |
541/1 |
| 35 |
03/30/04 |
02-954 |
National Archives and Records Administration v. Favish |
K |
541/1 |
| 34 |
03/30/04 |
02-1794 |
United States v. Flores-Montano |
R |
541/1 |
| 33 |
03/24/04 |
02-1238 |
Nixon v. Missouri Municipal League |
DS |
541/1 |
| 32 |
03/23/04 |
02-1389 |
United States v. Galletti |
T |
541/1 |
| 31 |
03/23/04 |
02-626 |
South Fla. Water Management Dist. v. Miccosukee Tribe |
O |
541/1 |
| 30 |
03/08/04 |
02-1541 |
Iowa v. Tovar |
G |
541/1 |
| 29 |
03/08/04 |
02-9410 |
Crawford v. Washington |
AS |
541/1 |
| 28 |
03/02/04 |
02-964 |
Baldwin v. Reese |
B |
541/1 |
| 27 |
03/02/04 |
02-458 |
Raymond B. Yates, M. D., P. C. Profit Sharing Plan v. Hendon |
G |
541/1 |
| 26 |
02/25/04 |
02-9065 |
Muhammad v. Close |
PC |
540/2 |
| 25 |
02/25/04 |
02-1290 |
Postal Service v. Flamingo Industries (USA) Ltd. |
K |
540/2 |
| 24 |
02/25/04 |
02-1315 |
Locke v. Davey |
R |
540/2 |
| 23 |
02/24/04 |
02-8286 |
Banks v. Dretke |
G |
540/2 |
| 22 |
02/24/04 |
02-1348 |
Olympic Airways v. Husain |
T |
540/2 |
| 21 |
02/24/04 |
02-1377 |
Doe v. Chao |
DS |
540/2 |
| 20 |
02/24/04 |
02-1080 |
General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline |
DS |
540/2 |
| 19 |
02/24/04 |
02-811 |
Groh v. Ramirez |
JS |
540/2 |
| 18 |
02/23/04 |
03-374 |
Illinois v. Fisher |
PC |
540/2 |
| 17 |
01/26/04 |
02-693 |
Lamie v. United States Trustee |
K |
540/2 |
| 16 |
01/26/04 |
02-6320 |
Fellers v. United States |
O |
540/2 |
| 15 |
01/21/04 |
02-658 |
Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation v. EPA |
G |
540/2 |
| 14 |
01/14/04 |
02-819 |
Kontrick v. Ryan |
G |
540/2 |
| 13 |
01/14/04 |
02-628 |
Frew v. Hawkins |
K |
540/2 |
| 12 |
01/13/04 |
02-1060 |
Illinois v. Lidster |
B |
540/2 |
| 11 |
01/13/04 |
02-682 |
Verizon Communications Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP |
AS |
540/2 |
| 10 |
01/13/04 |
02-1196 |
SEC v. Edwards |
O |
540/2 |
| 9 |
12/15/03 |
02-6683 |
Castro v. United States |
B |
540/2 |
| 8 |
12/15/03 |
02-809 |
Maryland v. Pringle |
R |
540/2 |
| 7 |
12/10/03 |
02-1674 |
McConnell v. Federal Election Comm'n |
JS |
540/1 |
| 6 |
12/09/03 |
129, Orig. |
Virginia v. Maryland |
R |
540/1 |
| 5 |
12/02/03 |
02-749 |
Raytheon Co. v. Hernandez |
T |
540/1 |
| 4 |
12/02/03 |
02-473 |
United States v. Banks |
DS |
540/1 |
| 3 |
11/12/03 |
02-763 |
Barnhart v. Thomas |
AS |
540/1 |
| 2 |
11/03/03 |
02-1369 |
Mitchell v. Esparza |
PC |
540/1 |
| 1 |
10/20/03 |
02-1597 |
Yarborough v. Gentry |
PC |
540/1 |