# 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

* The 2003 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2003, and concluded October 3, 2004. This was the thirteenth term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court.
* Clarence Thomas 2003 term statistics
* 9
* Majority or Plurality
* 6
* Concurrence
* 0
* Other
* 9
* Dissent
* 3
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 27
* Bench opinions = 27
* Opinions relating to orders = 0
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 4
* Most joined by: Scalia (14)
* Least joined by: Souter, Breyer (5)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 101 | Raytheon Co. v. Hernandez | 540 U.S. 40 (2003) | | Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg | |
| Souter and Breyer did not participate. ||||||
| 302 | McConnell v. Federal Election Commission | 540 U.S. 93 (2003) | Campaign finance reform | Scalia (in part) | Stevens and O'Connor Rehnquist Breyer Scalia Kennedy Rehnquist Stevens |
| 403 | Groh v. Ramirez | 540 U.S. 551 (2004) | | Scalia; Rehnquist (in part) | Stevens Kennedy |
| 404 | General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline | 540 U.S. 581 (2004) | | Kennedy | Souter Scalia |
| 105 | Olympic Airways v. Husain | 540 U.S. 644 (2004) | | Rehnquist, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg | Scalia |
| 306 | Banks v. Dretke | 540 U.S. 668 (2004) | | Scalia | Ginsburg |
| 407 | Locke v. Davey | 540 U.S. 712 (2004) | | | Rehnquist Scalia |
| 208 | Raymond B. Yates, M.D., P.C. Profit Sharing Plan v. Hendon | 541 U.S. 1 (2004) | | | Ginsburg Scalia |
| 109 | United States v. Galletti | 541 U.S. 114 (2004) | | Unanimous | |
| 210 | BedRoc Ltd., LLC v. United States | 541 U.S. 176 (2004) | | Breyer | Rehnquist Stevens |
| 211 | United States v. Lara | 541 U.S. 193 (2004) | | | Breyer Stevens Kennedy Souter |
| 112 | Household Credit Servs. v. Pfennig | 541 U.S. 232 (2004) | | Unanimous | |
| 413 | Scarborough v. Principi | 541 U.S. 401 (2004) | | Scalia | Ginsburg |
| 414 | Tennessee Student Assistance Corp. v. Hood | 541 U.S. 440 (2004) | Bankruptcy • Eleventh Amendment | Scalia | Rehnquist Souter |
| 215 | Till v. SCS Credit Corp. | 541 U.S. 465 (2004) | bankruptcy | | Stevens Scalia |
| 416 | Tennessee v. Lane | 541 U.S. 509 (2004) | Americans with Disabilities Act • state sovereign immunity | | Stevens Souter Ginsburg Rehnquist Scalia |
| 217 | Sabri v. United States | 541 U.S. 600 (2004) | | | Souter Kennedy |
| 118 | DOT v. Pub. Citizen | 541 U.S. 752 (2004) | | Unanimous | |
| 219 | Elk Grove Unified Sch. Dist. v. Newdow | 542 U.S. 1 (2004) | Standing • Establishment Clause | | Stevens Rehnquist O'Connor |
| 420 | Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders | 542 U.S. 129 (2004) | | | Ginsburg |
| 121 | Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila | 542 U.S. 200 (2004) | | Unanimous | Ginsburg |
| 122 | Pliler v. Ford | 542 U.S. 225 (2004) | | Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy | Stevens O'Connor Ginsburg Breyer |
| 423 | Tennard v. Dretke | 542 U.S. 274 (2004) | | | O'Connor Rehnquist Scalia |
| 324 | Cheney v. United States District Court | 542 U.S. 367 (2004) | | Scalia | Kennedy Stevens Ginsburg |
| 125 | Beard v. Banks | 542 U.S. 406 (2004) | | Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy | Stevens Souter |
| 426 | Hamdi v. Rumsfeld | 542 U.S. 547 (2004) | Due process • habeas corpus | | O'Connor Souter Scalia |
| Thomas dissented from the plurality's ruling that citizens of the U.S. designated as enemy combatants by the Executive Branch had the right to challenge their detention. Thomas, the only member of the Court to fully adopt the government's position, argued that the Court should defer to the broad war-making powers of the President, particularly in light of the important security interests at stake in the War on Terror. ||||||
| 127 | United States v. Patane | 542 U.S. 630 (2004) | | Rehnquist, Scalia | Kennedy Souter Breyer |