# 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of William Rehnquist

* The 2003 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2003, and concluded October 3, 2004. This was the thirty-second term of Chief Justice William Rehnquist's tenure on the Court and the eighteenth term as Chief Justice.
* William Rehnquist 2003 term statistics
* 9
* Majority or Plurality
* 2
* Concurrence
* 1
* Other
* 4
* Dissent
* 0
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 16
* Bench opinions = 14
* Opinions relating to orders = 1
* In-chambers opinions = 1
* Unanimous opinions: 2
* Most joined by: O'Connor (11)
* Least joined by: Stevens (5)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 101 | Virginia v. Maryland | 540 U.S. 56 (2003) | | O'Connor, Scalia, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer | Stevens Kennedy |
| 102 | McConnell v. Federal Election Commission | 540 U.S. 93 (2003) | campaign finance reform | O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter; Stevens, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer (in part) | Stevens and O'Connor Breyer Scalia Kennedy Thomas Rehnquist Stevens |
| Rehnquist filed one of three opinions for the Court. ||||||
| 403 | McConnell v. Federal Election Commission | 540 U.S. 93 (2003) | campaign finance reform | Scalia, Kennedy | Stevens and O'Connor Rehnquist Breyer Scalia Kennedy Thomas Stevens |
| 104 | Maryland v. Pringle | 540 U.S. 366 (2003) | | Unanimous | |
| 105 | Locke v. Davey | 540 U.S. 712 (2004) | Establishment Clause • public funding | Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Scalia Thomas |
| The Court upheld a state scholarship program that excluded only theology students from consideration. ||||||
| 206 | Crawford v. Washington | 541 U.S. 36 (2004) | Confrontation Clause • hearsay | O'Connor | Scalia |
| 107 | United States v. Flores-Montano | 541 U.S. 149 (2004) | | Unanimous | Breyer |
| 108 | BedRoc Ltd., LLC v. United States | 541 U.S. 176 (2004) | | O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy | Thomas Stevens |
| 109 | Tennessee Student Assistance Corp. v. Hood | 541 U.S. 440 (2004) | Bankruptcy • state sovereignty | Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Souter Thomas |
| 410 | Tennessee v. Lane | 541 U.S. 509 (2004) | State sovereignty • Americans with Disabilities Act | Kennedy, Thomas | Stevens Souter Ginsburg Scalia Thomas |
| 111 | Thornton v. United States | 541 U.S. 615 (2004) | | Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer; O'Connor (in part) | O'Connor Scalia Stevens |
| 412 | Colorado General Assembly v. Salazar | 541 U.S. 1093 (2004) | electoral redistricting | Scalia, Thomas | |
| Rehnquist dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari, arguing that the Court should review the Colorado Supreme Court's interpretation of the Federal Elections Clause in the U.S. Constitution that it was up to each state to decide for itself what "Legislature" meant in the context of what branch of government was empowered to redraw legislative districts. ||||||
| 213 | Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow | 542 U.S. 1 (2004) | Article III standing • Establishment Clause | O'Connor; Thomas (in part) | Stevens O'Connor Thomas |
| 414 | Tennard v. Dretke | 542 U.S. 274 (2004) | | | O'Connor Scalia Thomas |
| 115 | Rumsfeld v. Padilla | 542 U.S. 426 (2004) | | O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas | Kennedy Stevens |
| 516 | Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission | 542 U.S. 1305 (2004) | campaign finance reform | | |
| Rehnquist denied a request for an injunction pending appeal. ||||||