2002 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

none February 2026 September 2023 right|175px The Supreme Court of the United States handed down twelve per curiam opinions during its 2002 term, which began October 7, 2002 and concluded October 5, 2003.The descriptions of three opinions have been omitted: In Ford Motor Co. v. McCauley, 537 U.S. 1 (2002), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted. The Court's per curiam opinion in Borden Ranch Partnership v. Army Corps of Engineers, 537 U.S. 99 (2002), noted that the judgment was affirmed by an equally divided Court. Kennedy did not participate. In Dow Chemical Co. v. Stephenson, 539 U.S. 111 (2003), the Court vacated the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's judgment with respect to the Isaacson respondents and remanded for further consideration in light of Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. v. Henson, 537 U.S. 28 (2002). The Court's per curiam opinion noted that the judgment was affirmed by an equally divided Court with respect to the Stephenson respondents. Stevens did not participate. Because per curiam decisions are issued from the Court as an institution, these opinions all lack the attribution of authorship or joining votes to specific justices. All justices on the Court at the time the decision was handed down are assumed to have participated and concurred unless otherwise noted. Court membership Chief Justice: William Rehnquist Associate Justices: John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer Early v. Packer Richard E. Early, Warden, et al. v. William Packer 537 U.S. 3 November 4, 2002 Ninth Circuit reversed. 123 S. Ct. 362; 154 L. Ed. 2d 263; 2002 U.S. LEXIS 8314; 71 U.S.L.W. 3312; 2002 Cal. Daily Op. Service 10897; 2002 Daily Journal DAR 12601; 16 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 2 Petition denied, sub nom. Packer v. Hill, No. 96-04957, C.D. Cal.; affirmed in part, reversed in part, remanded, 291 F.3d 569 (9th Cir. 2001) (as amended, Feb. 27, 2002); rehearing, rehearing en banc denied, 291 F.3d 569 (9th Cir. 2002) Rehearing denied, 537 U.S. 1148 (2003) Findlaw http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&navby=case&vol=000&invol=01-1765 INS v. Ventura Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Fredy Orlando Ventura 537 U.S. 12 November 4, 2002 Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded. 123 S. Ct. 353; 154 L. Ed. 2d 272; 2002 U.S. LEXIS 8313; 71 U.S.L.W. 3314; 2002 Cal. Daily Op. Service 10898; 2002 Daily Journal DAR 12603; 16 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 1 Petition for asylum denied, appeal denied, No. A72-688-860, Board of Immigration Appeals; review granted, remanded, 264 F.3d 1150 (9th Cir. 2001) On remand, remitted, 317 F.3d 1003 (9th Cir. 2003) Findlaw http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&navby=case&vol=000&invol=02-29 Woodford v. Visciotti Jeanne Woodford, Warden v. John Louis Visciotti 537 U.S. 19 November 4, 2002 Ninth Circuit reversed. 123 S. Ct. 357; 154 L. Ed. 2d 279; 2002 U.S. LEXIS 8312; 71 U.S.L.W. 3315; 2002 Cal. Daily Op. Service 10900; 2002 Daily Journal DAR 12605; 16 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 6 Writ of habeas corpus granted in part, denied in part, No. CV 97-04591, C.D. Cal.; affirmed, 288 F.3d 1097 (9th Cir. 2002) Cert. denied, 537 U.S. 1004 (2002) Findlaw http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&navby=case&vol=000&invol=02-137 Abdur'Rahman v. Bell Abu-Ali Abdur'Rahman v. Ricky Bell, Warden 537 U.S. 88 November 6, 2002 December 10, 2002 The Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted. Stevens filed a dissent. 123 S. Ct. 594; 154 L. Ed. 2d 501; 2002 U.S. LEXIS 9240; 71 U.S.L.W. 4022; 2002 Day 13901; 2002 Cal. Daily Op. Service 11850; 2002 Daily Journal DAR 13901; 16 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 22 Stay of execution granted, 927 F. Supp. 262; summary judgment denied, 990 F. Supp. 985 (M.D. Tenn. 1998); writ of habeas corpus granted, remanded, 999 F. Supp. 1073 (M.D. Tenn. 1998); affirmed in part, reversed in part, remanded, 226 F.3d 696 (6th Cir. 2000); rehearing, rehearing en banc denied, No. 98-6568, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 34098 (6th Cir. Dec. 22, 2000); cert. denied, 534 U.S. 970 (2001); rehearing, rehearing en banc denied, No. 98-6568, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 2520 (6th Cir. Feb. 11, 2002); stay of execution granted, 535 U.S. 981 (2002); cert. granted, 535 U.S. 1016 (2002) Rehearing denied, 537 U.S. 1227 (2003) Findlaw http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&navby=case&vol=000&invol=01-9094 Kaupp v. Texas Robert Kaupp v. Texas 538 U.S. 626 May 5, 2003 Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, vacated and remanded. 123 S. Ct. 1843; 155 L. Ed. 2d 814; 2003 U.S. LEXIS 3670; 71 U.S.L.W. 3696; 2003 Daily Journal DAR 4865; 16 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 263 Defendant convicted, Harris County District Court; affirmed, No. 14-00-00128, 2001 Tex. App. LEXIS 3732 (Tex. App. June 7, 2001); review denied, Tex. Crim. App., Apr. 17, 2002 On remand, remanded, No. 14-00-00128, 2004 Tex. App. LEXIS 718 (Tex. App. Jan. 27, 2004) Findlaw http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&navby=case&vol=000&invol=02-5636 Los Angeles v. David City of Los Angeles v. Edwin F. David 538 U.S. 715 May 19, 2003 Ninth Circuit reversed. 123 S. Ct. 1895; 155 L. Ed. 2d 946; 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4059; 71 U.S.L.W. 3720; 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Service 4203; 2003 Daily Journal DAR 5289; 16 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 283 Judgment for defendant, No. 99-05602, C.D. Cal.; affirmed in part, reversed in part, remanded, 307 F.3d 1143 (9th Cir. 2002) On remand, affirmed, 335 F.3d 857 (9th Cir. 2003) Findlaw http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&navby=case&vol=000&invol=02-1212 Bunkley v. Florida Clyde Timothy Bunkley v. Florida 538 U.S. 835 May 27, 2003 Supreme Court of Florida vacated and remanded. 123 S. Ct. 2020; 155 L. Ed. 2d 1046; 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4273; 71 U.S.L.W. 3732; 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Service 4373; 2003 Daily Journal DAR 5590; 16 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 317 Motion for post-conviction relief denied, Sarasota County Circuit Court; affirmed, 768 So. 2d 510 (Fla. App. 2000); approved, certified question answered in negative, 833 So. 2d 739 (Fla. 2002) On remand, affirmed, 882 So. 2d 890 (Fla. 2004); rehearing denied, No. 01-297, 2004 Fla. LEXIS 1533 (Fla. Sept. 15, 2004); cert. denied, 543 U.S. 1079 (2005) Findlaw http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&navby=case&vol=000&invol=02-8636 Citizens Bank v. Alafabco, Inc. The Citizens Bank v. Alafabco, Inc., et al. 539 U.S. 52 June 2, 2003 Supreme Court of Alabama reversed and remanded. 123 S. Ct. 2037; 156 L. Ed. 2d 46; 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4418; 71 U.S.L.W. 3748; 10 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 837; 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Service 4560; 2003 Daily Journal DAR 5807; 16 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 324 Motion to compel arbitration granted, No. 00-261, Lawrence Circuit Court; reversed and remanded, 872 So. 2d 798 (Ala. 2002); rehearing denied, No. 1010703, 2002 Ala. LEXIS 392 (Ala. Nov. 27, 2002) On remand, affirmed, 872 So. 2d 809 (Ala. 2003) Findlaw http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&navby=case&vol=000&invol=02-1295 Nike, Inc. v. Kasky Marc Kasky v. Nike, Inc., et al. 539 U.S. 654 April 23, 2003 June 26, 2003 The Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted. Stevens filed a concurrence, joined by Ginsburg in full, and by Souter as to Part III. Kennedy filed a dissent. Breyer filed a dissent, joined by O'Connor. 123 S. Ct. 2554; 156 L. Ed. 2d 580; 2003 U.S. LEXIS 5015; 71 U.S.L.W. 4602; 67 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1001; 31 Media L. Rep. 1865; 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Service 5569; 2003 Daily Journal DAR 7028; 16 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 470 Judgment for defendants, No. 994446, San Francisco Superior Court; affirmed, 93 Cal. Rptr. 2d 854 (Cal. App. 2000); reversed and remanded, 45 P.3d 243 (Cal. 2002); rehearing denied, No. S087859, 2002 Cal. LEXIS 5250 (Cal. July 31, 2002); cert. granted, 537 U.S. 1099 (2003) Findlaw http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&navby=case&vol=000&invol=02-575 See also List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 537 List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 538 List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 539 Notes References 2002 Opinions of the Court Supreme Court of the United States July 7, 2010 http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/02slipopinion.html https://web.archive.org/web/20040202092704/http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/02slipopinion.html February 2, 2004 2002 October 7, 2002 October 5, 2003 Category:United States Supreme Court per curiam opinions Category:Lists of 2002 term United States Supreme Court opinions *2002 per curiam