# 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens

* The 2003 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2003, and concluded October 3, 2004. This was the twenty-ninth term of Associate Justice John Paul Stevens's tenure on the Court.
* John Paul Stevens 2003 term statistics
* 8
* Majority or Plurality
* 10
* Concurrence
* 2
* Other
* 12
* Dissent
* 1
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 33
* Bench opinions = 29
* Opinions relating to orders = 4
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 1
* Most joined by: Souter (18)
* Least joined by: Rehnquist (1)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 401 | Virginia v. Maryland | 540 U.S. 56 (2003) | | Kennedy | Rehnquist Kennedy |
| 102 | McConnell v. Federal Election Commission | 540 U.S. 93 (2003) | Campaign finance reform | O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Rehnquist Breyer Scalia Kennedy Thomas Rehnquist Stevens |
| Stevens co-authored one of three partial opinions for the Court. ||||||
| 403 | McConnell v. Federal Election Commission | 540 U.S. 93 (2003) | Campaign finance reform | Ginsburg, Breyer | Stevens and O'Connor Rehnquist Breyer Scalia Kennedy Thomas Rehnquist |
| 204 | Verizon Comm., Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP | 540 U.S. 398 (2004) | | Souter, Thomas | Scalia |
| 305 | Illinois v. Lidster | 540 U.S. 419 (2004) | | Souter, Ginsburg | Breyer |
| 206 | Lamie v. United States Trustee | 540 U.S. 526 (2004) | | Souter, Breyer | Kennedy |
| 207 | Illinois v. Fisher | 540 U.S. 544 (2004) | | | per curiam |
| 108 | Groh v. Ramirez | 540 U.S. 551 (2004) | | O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Kennedy Thomas |
| 509 | Torres v. Mullin | 540 U.S. 1035 (2004) | Vienna Convention on Consular Relations | | Breyer |
| Stevens filed an opinion respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 410 | Zimmerman v. Johnson | 540 U.S. 1087 (2004) | Death penalty | Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | |
| Stevens dissented from the Court's denial of a stay of execution, and vacation of a temporary stay entered by Scalia. ||||||
| 411 | Baldwin v. Reese | 541 U.S. 27 (2004) | | | Breyer |
| 412 | Nixon v. Missouri Municipal League | 541 U.S. 125 (2004) | | | Souter Scalia |
| 413 | BedRoc Ltd., LLC v. United States | 541 U.S. 176 (2004) | | Souter, Ginsburg | Rehnquist Thomas |
| 214 | United States v. Lara | 541 U.S. 193 (2004) | | | Breyer Kennedy Thomas Souter |
| 415 | Vieth v. Jubelirer | 541 U.S. 267 (2004) | | | Scalia Kennedy Souter Breyer |
| 116 | Jones v. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | 541 U.S. 369 (2004) | | Unanimous | |
| 417 | Dretke v. Haley | 541 U.S. 386 (2004) | | Kennedy, Souter | O'Connor Kennedy |
| 118 | Till v. SCS Credit Corp. | 541 U.S. 465 (2004) | Bankruptcy | Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Thomas Scalia |
| 119 | Tennessee v. Lane | 541 U.S. 509 (2004) | Americans with Disabilities Act; state sovereign immunity | O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Souter Ginsburg Rehnquist Scalia Thomas |
| 420 | Thornton v. United States | 541 U.S. 615 (2004) | | Souter | Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia |
| 121 | Republic of Austria v. Altmann | 541 U.S. 677 (2004) | Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act | O'Connor, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Scalia Breyer Kennedy |
| 222 | City of Littleton v. Z. J. Gifts D-4, L.L.C. | 541 U.S. 774 (2004) | | | Breyer Scalia Souter |
| 523 | Bunting v. Mellen | 541 U.S. 1019 (2004) | | Ginsburg, Breyer | Scalia |
| Stevens filed an opinion respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 124 | Elk Grove Unified Sch. Dist. v. Newdow | 542 U.S. 1 (2004) | Standing | Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Rehnquist O'Connor Thomas |
| 225 | Hibbs v. Winn | 542 U.S. 88 (2004) | | | Ginsburg Kennedy |
| 426 | Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada | 542 U.S. 177 (2004) | Rights of the accused | | Kennedy Breyer |
| 227 | Pliler v. Ford | 542 U.S. 225 (2004) | | Souter | Thomas O'Connor Ginsburg Breyer |
| 228 | Cheney v. United States District Court | 542 U.S. 367 (2004) | | | Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg |
| 429 | Beard v. Banks | 542 U.S. 406 (2004) | | Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Thomas Souter |
| 430 | Rumsfeld v. Padilla | 542 U.S. 426 (2004) | | Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Rehnquist Kennedy |
| 131 | Rasul v. Bush | 542 U.S. 466 (2004) | | O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Kennedy Scalia |
| 232 | Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union | 542 U.S. 656 (2004) | | Ginsburg | Kennedy Scalia Breyer |
| 233 | Cox v. Larios | 542 U.S. 947 (2004) | Electoral redistricting | Breyer | Scalia |
| Stevens concurred in the Court's summary affirmance. ||||||