# 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter

* The 2003 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2003, and concluded October 3, 2004. This was the fourteenth term of Associate Justice David Souter's tenure on the Court.
* David Souter 2003 term statistics
* 9
* Majority or Plurality
* 3
* Concurrence
* 0
* Other
* 5
* Dissent
* 1
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 18
* Bench opinions = 18
* Opinions relating to orders = 0
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 2
* Most joined by: Ginsburg (14)
* Least joined by: Scalia, Thomas (5)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 101 | United States v. Banks | 540 U.S. 31 (2003) | | Unanimous | |
| 102 | General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline | 540 U.S. 581 (2003) | | Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Ginsburg, Breyer | Scalia Thomas |
| 103 | Doe v. Chao | 540 U.S. 614 (2004) | | Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas | Ginsburg Breyer |
| 104 | Nixon v. Missouri Municipal League | 541 U.S. 125 (2004) | | Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer | Scalia Stevens |
| 405 | United States v. Lara | 541 U.S. 193 (2004) | | Scalia | Breyer Stevens Kennedy Thomas |
| 406 | Engine Mfrs. Ass'n v. S. Coast Air Quality Mgmt. Dist. | 541 U.S. 246 (2004) | | | Scalia |
| 407 | Vieth v. Jubelirer | 541 U.S. 267 (2004) | | Ginsburg | Scalia Kennedy Stevens Breyer |
| 208 | Tennessee Student Assistance Corp. v. Hood | 541 U.S. 440 (2004) | bankruptcy • state sovereign immunity | Ginsburg | Rehnquist Thomas |
| 209 | Tennessee v. Lane | 541 U.S. 509 (2004) | Americans with Disabilities Act • state sovereign immunity | Ginsburg | Stevens Ginsburg Rehnquist Scalia Thomas |
| 110 | Sabri v. United States | 541 U.S. 600 (2004) | | Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Ginsburg, Breyer; Scalia, Kennedy (in part) | Kennedy Thomas |
| 111 | Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Heinz | 541 U.S. 739 (2004) | | Unanimous | Breyer |
| 212 | City of Littleton v. Z. J. Gifts D-4, L.L.C. | 541 U.S. 774 (2004) | | Kennedy | Breyer Stevens Scalia |
| 113 | United States v. Dominguez Benitez | 542 U.S. 74 (2004) | criminal procedure | Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer | Scalia |
| Souter's opinion for the Court held that a defendant attempting to reverse his conviction due to a Fed. R. Crim. P. 11 violation must show a reasonable probability that, but for the trial court's error in failing to advise him his guilty plea could not be withdrawn, he would not have entered the plea. Justice Antonin Scalia concurred in the judgment but disagreed with Souter's standard. ||||||
| 414 | Beard v. Banks | 542 U.S. 406 (2004) | | Ginsburg | Thomas Stevens |
| 315 | Hamdi v. Rumsfeld | 542 U.S. 507 (2004) | Due Process • habeas corpus | Ginsburg | O'Connor Scalia Thomas |
| 116 | Missouri v. Seibert | 542 U.S. 600 (2004) | | Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer | Kennedy Breyer O'Connor |
| 417 | United States v. Patane | 542 U.S. 630 (2004) | | Stevens, Ginsburg | Thomas Kennedy Breyer |
| 118 | Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain | 542 U.S. 692 (2004) | | Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy; Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer (in part) | Scalia Ginsburg Breyer |