# 2004 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens

* The 2004 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 4, 2004, and concluded October 3, 2005. This was the thirtieth term of Associate Justice John Paul Stevens's tenure on the Court.
* John Paul Stevens 2004 term statistics
* 8
* Majority or Plurality
* 9
* Concurrence
* 2
* Other
* 12
* Dissent
* 1
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 32
* Bench opinions = 29
* Opinions relating to orders = 2
* In-chambers opinions = 1
* Unanimous opinions: 0
* Most joined by: Ginsburg (16)
* Least joined by: Rehnquist, Thomas (2)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 201 | Koons Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc. v. Nigh | 543 U.S. 50 (2004) | | Breyer | Ginsburg Kennedy Thomas Scalia |
| 302 | Kansas v. Colorado | 543 U.S. 86 (2004) | | | Breyer Thomas |
| 403 | Brosseau v. Haugen | 543 U.S. 194 (2004) | | | per curiam Breyer |
| Stevens dissented from the Court's per curiam decision that ruled that a police officer who shot a suspect fleeing in an automobile was entitled to qualified immunity. Stevens argued that the officer's conduct was objectively unreasonable because deadly force should not have been used to prevent the suspect's escape. He also believed that the immunity issue should have been decided by a jury, and that the Court should have held full briefing and argument on the case. ||||||
| 104 | United States v. Booker | 543 U.S. 220 (2005) | Right to a jury trial • determination of federal sentencing factors by judge | Scalia, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg | Breyer Stevens Scalia Thomas Breyer |
| Stevens filed one of two opinions for the Court, each resolving different parts of the case; the other was filed by Breyer. ||||||
| 405 | United States v. Booker | 543 U.S. 220 (2005) | Right to a jury trial • determination of federal sentencing factors by judge | Souter; Scalia (in part) | Stevens Breyer Scalia Thomas Breyer |
| Stevens filed one of three dissents from Breyer's opinion for the Court in part. ||||||
| 106 | Illinois v. Caballes | 543 U.S. 405 (2005) | | O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer | Souter Ginsburg |
| 407 | Johnson v. California | 543 U.S. 499 (2005) | | | O'Connor Ginsburg Thomas |
| 208 | Roper v. Simmons | 543 U.S. 551 (2005) | Death penalty • execution of minors | Ginsburg | Kennedy O'Connor Scalia |
| 509 | Spencer v. Pugh | 543 U.S. 1301 (2004) | Voter intimidation | | |
| Stevens denied a stay. ||||||
| 210 | Kunkle v. Texas | 543 U.S. 1309 (2004) | | | |
| Stevens concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 211 | Tenet v. Doe | 544 U.S. 1 (2005) | | Ginsburg | Rehnquist Scalia |
| 212 | Muehler v. Mena | 544 U.S. 93 (2005) | | Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Rehnquist Kennedy |
| 213 | City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams | 544 U.S. 113 (2005) | | | Scalia Breyer |
| 414 | City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation | 544 U.S. 197 (2005) | | | Ginsburg Souter |
| 115 | Smith v. City of Jackson | 544 U.S. 228 (2005) | | Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer; Scalia (in part) | O'Connor Scalia |
| 216 | Rhines v. Weber | 544 U.S. 269 (2005) | | Ginsburg, Breyer | O'Connor Souter |
| 417 | Pace v. DiGuglielmo | 544 U.S. 408 (2005) | | Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Rehnquist |
| 118 | Bates v. Dow Agrosciences, L.L.C. | 544 U.S. 431 (2005) | | Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Breyer Thomas |
| 419 | Granholm v. Heald | 544 U.S. 460 (2005) | | O'Connor | Kennedy Thomas |
| 420 | Clingman v. Beaver | 544 U.S. 581 (2005) | | Ginsburg; Souter (in part) | Thomas O'Connor |
| 521 | Evans v. Stephens | 544 U.S. 942 (2005) | | | |
| Stevens filed an opinion respecting the Court's denial of certiorari to emphasize that the decision not to review the lower court's decision was not a judgment on the merits. ||||||
| 122 | Gonzales v. Raich | 545 U.S. 1 (2005) | Commerce Clause • prohibition of state-sanctioned intrastate production of medical marijuana | Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Scalia O'Connor Thomas |
| 123 | Johnson v. California | 545 U.S. 162 (2005) | | Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Breyer Thomas |
| 124 | San Remo Hotel, L.P. v. City & County of San Francisco | 545 U.S. 323 (2005) | | Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Rehnquist |
| 425 | Dodd v. United States | 545 U.S. 353 (2005) | | Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer (in part) | O'Connor Ginsburg |
| 226 | Graham Cty. Soil & Water Consv. Dist. v. United States ex rel. Wilson | 545 U.S. 409 (2005) | | | Thomas Breyer |
| 127 | Kelo v. City of New London | 545 U.S. 469 (2005) | Eminent domain | Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | Kennedy O'Connor Thomas |
| 428 | Gonzales v. Crosby | 545 U.S. 524 (2005) | | Souter | Scalia Breyer |
| 429 | Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Servs. | 545 U.S. 546 (2005) | | Breyer | Kennedy Ginsburg |
| 430 | Van Orden v. Perry | 545 U.S. 677 (2005) | Establishment Clause | Ginsburg | Rehnquist Scalia Thomas Breyer O'Connor Souter |
| 431 | Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales | 545 U.S. 748 (2005) | Due process right to enforce restraining order | Ginsburg | Scalia Souter |
| 232 | Nat'l Cable & Telecomms. Ass'n v. Brand X Internet Servs. | 545 U.S. 967 (2005) | Telecommunications | | Thomas Breyer Scalia |