2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sandra Day O'Connor

The 2003 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2003, and concluded October 3, 2004. This was the twenty-third term of Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's tenure on the Court.
Sandra Day O'Connor 2003 term statistics 8 Majority or Plurality 4 Concurrence 0 Other 2 Dissent 0 Concurrence/dissent Total = 14 Bench opinions = 14 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0 Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Breyer (9) Least joined by: Stevens, Scalia, Souter, Thomas (6)

Type	Case	Citation	Issues	Joined by	Other opinions
	McConnell v. Federal Election Commission	540 U.S. 93 (2003)		Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer	Rehnquist Breyer Scalia Kennedy Thomas Rehnquist Stevens
O'Connor co-authored with Stevens one of three opinions for the Court.
	SEC v. Edwards	540 U.S. 519 (2004)		Unanimous
	Fellers v. United States	540 U.S. 519 (2004)		Unanimous
	S. Fla. Water Mgmt. Dist. v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians	541 U.S. 95 (2004)		Rehnquist, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer; Scalia (in part)	Scalia
	Dretke v. Haley	541 U.S. 386 (2004)		Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer	Stevens Kennedy
	Thornton v. United States	541 U.S. 615 (2004)			Rehnquist Scalia Stevens
	Nelson v. Campbell	541 U.S. 637 (2004)		Unanimous
	Yarborough v. Alvarado	541 U.S. 652 (2004)			Kennedy Breyer
	Elk Grove Unified Sch. Dist. v. Newdow	542 U.S. 1 (2004)	First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • Article Three  • standing		Stevens Rehnquist Thomas
	Pliler v. Ford	542 U.S. 225 (2004)			Thomas Stevens Ginsburg Breyer
	Tennard v. Dretke	542 U.S. 274 (2004)		Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer	Rehnquist Scalia Thomas
	Blakely v. Washington	542 U.S. 296 (2004)		Breyer; Rehnquist, Kennedy (in part)	Scalia Kennedy Breyer
	Hamdi v. Rumsfeld	542 U.S. 507 (2004)		Rehnquist, Kennedy, Breyer	Souter Scalia Thomas
	Missouri v. Seibert	542 U.S. 600 (2004)		Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas	Souter Kennedy Breyer

References

• 2003 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on May 16, 2012, retrieved December 18, 2016.
• 2003 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on March 9, 2005, retrieved December 18, 2016.
• 2003 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on February 14, 2014, retrieved December 18, 2016.