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2004 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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The 2004 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 4, 2004, and concluded October 3, 2005. This was the twelfth term of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's tenure on the Court.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2004 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
6
Concurrence
0
Other
7
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 21
Bench opinions = 21 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Breyer (15) Least joined by: Thomas (6)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
101



Koons Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc. v. Nigh 543 U.S. 50 (2004)

Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer
Stevens
Kennedy
Thomas
Scalia
402



Kowalski v. Tesmer 543 U.S. 125 (2004)

Stevens, Souter
Rehnquist
Thomas
403



Cooper Indus. v. Aviall Servs. 543 U.S. 157 (2004)

Stevens
Thomas
104



Florida v. Nixon 543 U.S. 175 (2004)

Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer
Rehnquist did not participate.
405



Illinois v. Caballes 543 U.S. 405 (2005)

U.S. Const. amend. IV Souter
Stevens
Souter
Ginsburg filed one of two dissents from Stevens' 6-2 decision upholding the constitutionality of a search for illegal drugs conducted without cause by a sniffing police dog during a traffic stop. Ginsburg wrote that the Court's decision "clears the way for suspicionless, dog-accompanied drug sweeps of parked cars along sidewalks and in parking lots. ... Nor would motorists have constitutional grounds for complaint should police with dogs, stationed at long traffic lights, circle cars waiting for the red signal to turn green."
206



Bell v. Cone 543 U.S. 447 (2004)

Thomas, Breyer
per curiam
407



Smith v. Massachusetts 543 U.S. 462 (2005)

Rehnquist, Kennedy, Breyer
Scalia
208



Johnson v. California 543 U.S. 499 (2005)

Souter, Breyer
O'Connor
Stevens
Thomas
109



Ballard v. Comm'r 544 U.S. 40 (2005)

Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer
Kennedy
Rehnquist
110



City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation 544 U.S. 197 (2005)

Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer
Souter
Stevens
111



Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Indus. Corp. 544 U.S. 280 (2005)

Unanimous
412



Pasquantino v. United States 544 U.S. 349 (2005)

Breyer; Scalia, Souter (in part)
Thomas
213



Johanns v. Livestock Mktg. Ass'n 544 U.S. 550 (2005)

Scalia
Thomas
Breyer
Kennedy
Souter
214



Medellin v. Dretke 544 U.S. 660 (2005)

Scalia (in part)
per curiam
O'Connor
Souter
Breyer
115



Cutter v. Wilkinson 544 U.S. 709 (2005)

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act Unanimous
Thomas
216



Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd. 545 U.S. 119 (2005)

Americans with Disabilities Act Breyer
Kennedy
Thomas
Scalia
417



Dodd v. United States 545 U.S. 353 (2005)

Breyer
O'Connor
Stevens
418



Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Servs. 545 U.S. 546 (2005)

Stevens, O'Connor, Breyer
Kennedy
Stevens
119



Halbert v. Michigan 545 U.S. 605 (2005)

Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer
Thomas
120



Mayle v. Felix 545 U.S. 644 (2005)

Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer
Souter
221



Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. 545 U.S. 913 (2005)

copyright law Rehnquist, Kennedy
Souter
Breyer
Ginsburg also joined Souter's unanimous opinion.

References

  • "2004 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  • "2004 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on October 12, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  • "2004 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2016.