2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

none February 2026 September 2023 Clarence Thomas File:Clarence Thomas official SCOTUS portrait.jpg 2003 thirteenth October 6, 2003 October 3, 2004 9 6 3 9 0 27 0 0 4 Scalia (14) Souter, Breyer (5) https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinions.aspx?Term=03 https://web.archive.org/web/20120516151532/https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinions.aspx?Term=03 May 16, 2012 http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/03relatingtoorders.html https://web.archive.org/web/20050309004225/http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/03relatingtoorders.html March 9, 2005 http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/03in-chambers.html https://web.archive.org/web/20050214171136/http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/03in-chambers.html February 14, 2005 December 23, 2016 Clarence Thomas opinions SCOTUSterm1994-2004 01 Raytheon Co. v. Hernandez majority 540 40 2003 Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg Souter and Breyer did not participate. 02 McConnell v. Federal Election Commission concurrencedissent 540 93 2003 Campaign finance reform Scalia (in part) Stevens and O'Connor majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#McConnell v. Federal Election Commission Rehnquist majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of William Rehnquist#McConnell v. Federal Election Commission Breyer majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#McConnell v. Federal Election Commission Scalia concurrencedissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#McConnell v. Federal Election Commission Kennedy concurrencedissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#McConnell v. Federal Election Commission Rehnquist dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of William Rehnquist#McConnell v. Federal Election Commission Stevens dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#McConnell v. Federal Election Commission 03 Groh v. Ramirez dissent 540 551 2004 Scalia; Rehnquist (in part) Stevens majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Groh v. Ramirez Kennedy dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Groh v. Ramirez 04 General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline dissent 540 581 2004 Kennedy Souter majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline Scalia dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline 05 Olympic Airways v. Husain majority 540 644 2004 Rehnquist, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg Scalia dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Olympic Airways v. Husain 06 Banks v. Dretke concurrencedissent 540 668 2004 Scalia Ginsburg majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Banks v. Dretke 07 Locke v. Davey dissent 540 712 2004 Rehnquist majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of William Rehnquist#Locke v. Davey Scalia dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Locke v. Davey 08 Raymond B. Yates, M.D., P.C. Profit Sharing Plan v. Hendon concurrence 541 1 2004 Ginsburg majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Raymond B. Yates, M.D., P.C. Profit Sharing Plan v. Hendon Scalia concurrence 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Raymond B. Yates, M.D., P.C. Profit Sharing Plan v. Hendon 09 United States v. Galletti majority 541 114 2004 Unanimous 10 BedRoc Ltd., LLC v. United States concurrence 541 176 2004 Breyer Rehnquist majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of William Rehnquist#BedRoc Ltd., LLC v. United States Stevens dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#BedRoc Ltd., LLC v. United States 11 United States v. Lara concurrence 541 193 2004 Breyer majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#United States v. Lara Stevens concurrence 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#United States v. Lara Kennedy concurrence 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#United States v. Lara Souter dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#United States v. Lara 12 Household Credit Servs. v. Pfennig majority 541 232 2004 Unanimous 13 Scarborough v. Principi dissent 541 401 2004 Scalia Ginsburg majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Scarborough v. Principi 14 Tennessee Student Assistance Corp. v. Hood dissent 541 440 2004 Bankruptcy Eleventh Amendment Scalia Rehnquist majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of William Rehnquist#Tennessee Student Assistance Corp. v. Hood Souter concurrence 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Tennessee Student Assistance Corp. v. Hood 15 Till v. SCS Credit Corp. concurrence 541 465 2004 bankruptcy Stevens majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Till v. SCS Credit Corp. Scalia dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Till v. SCS Credit Corp. 16 Tennessee v. Lane dissent 541 509 2004 Americans with Disabilities Act state sovereign immunity Stevens majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Tennessee v. Lane Souter concurrence 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Tennessee v. Lane Ginsburg concurrence 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Tennessee v. Lane Rehnquist dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of William Rehnquist#Tennessee v. Lane Scalia dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Tennessee v. Lane 17 Sabri v. United States concurrence 541 600 2004 Souter majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Sabri v. United States Kennedy concurrence 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Sabri v. United States 18 DOT v. Pub. Citizen majority 541 752 2004 Unanimous 19 Elk Grove Unified Sch. Dist. v. Newdow concurrence 542 1 2004 Standing Establishment Clause Stevens majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow Rehnquist concurrence 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of William Rehnquist#Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow O'Connor concurrence 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sandra Day O'Connor#Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow 20 Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders dissent 542 129 2004 Ginsburg majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders 21 Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila majority 542 200 2004 Unanimous Ginsburg concurrence 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila 22 Pliler v. Ford majority 542 225 2004 Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy Stevens concurrence 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Pliler v. Ford O'Connor concurrence 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sandra Day O'Connor#Pliler v. Ford Ginsburg dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Pliler v. Ford Breyer dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Pliler v. Ford 23 Tennard v. Dretke dissent 542 274 2004 O'Connor majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sandra Day O'Connor#Tennard v. Dretke Rehnquist dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of William Rehnquist#Tennard v. Dretke Scalia dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Tennard v. Dretke 24 Cheney v. United States District Court concurrencedissent 542 367 2004 Scalia Kennedy majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Cheney v. United States District Court Stevens concurrence 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Cheney v. United States District Court Ginsburg dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Cheney v. United States District Court 25 Beard v. Banks majority 542 406 2004 Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy Stevens dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Beard v. Banks Souter dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Beard v. Banks 26 Hamdi v. Rumsfeld dissent 542 547 2004 Due process habeas corpus O'Connor majority 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sandra Day O'Connor#Hamdi v. Rumsfeld Souter concurrencedissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Hamdi v. Rumsfeld Scalia dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Hamdi v. Rumsfeld 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. 27 United States v. Patane majority 542 630 2004 Rehnquist, Scalia Kennedy concurrence 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#United States v. Patane Souter dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#United States v. Patane Breyer dissent 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#United States v. Patane