2002 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens

The 2002 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2002, and concluded October 5, 2003. This was the twenty-eighth term of Associate Justice John Paul Stevens's tenure on the Court.
John Paul Stevens 2002 term statistics 9 Majority or Plurality 11 Concurrence 4 Other 8 Dissent 3 Concurrence/dissent Total = 35 Bench opinions = 30 Opinions relating to orders = 3 In-chambers opinions = 2 Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Souter (15) Least joined by: Scalia (4)

Type	Case	Citation	Issues	Joined by	Other opinions
201	Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. v. Henson	537 U.S. 28 (2002)
202	Yellow Transportation, Inc. v. Michigan	537 U.S. 36 (2002)
103	Sprietsma v. Mercury Marine	537 U.S. 51 (2002)		Unanimous
404	Abdur'Rahman v. Bell	537 U.S. 88 (2002)
Stevens dissented from the Court's dismissal of certiorari as improvidently granted.
405	Eldred v. Ashcroft	537 U.S. 186 (2003)
306	United States v. Jimenez Recio	537 U.S. 270 (2003)
207	FCC v. NextWave Personal Communications, Inc.	537 U.S. 293 (2003)
408	Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc.	537 U.S. 393 (2003)
109	Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc.	537 U.S. 418 (2003)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer; Scalia (in part)
110	Boeing Co. v. United States	537 U.S. 437 (2003)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
511	Foster v. Florida	537 U.S. 990 (2002)
Stevens filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari, to emphasize that it does not amount to a judgment on the merits.
512	Stewart v. McCoy	537 U.S. 993 (2002)
Stevens filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
413	In re Stanford	537 U.S. 968 (2002)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Stevens dissented from the Court's denial of a writ of habeas corpus.
514	Chabad of Southern Ohio v. Cincinnati	537 U.S. 1501 (2002)
Stevens granted the application to vacate a stay.
215	Connecticut Dept. of Public Safety v. Doe	538 U.S. 1 (2003)
416	Ewing v. California	538 U.S. 11 (2003)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
417	Smith v. Doe	538 U.S. 84 (2003)
118	Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington	538 U.S. 216 (2003)		O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
219	Branch v. Smith	538 U.S. 254 (2003)		Souter, Breyer
220	Virginia v. Black	538 U.S. 343 (2003)
121	Clackamas Gastroenterology Associates, P.C. v. Wells	538 U.S. 440 (2003)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas
122	Pharmaceutical Research and Mfrs. of America v. Walsh	538 U.S. 644 (2003)		Souter, Ginsburg; Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Breyer (in part)
223	Inyo County v. Pauite-Shoshone Indians	538 U.S. 701 (2003)
224	Nevada Dept. of Human Resources v. Hibbs	538 U.S. 721 (2003)
325	Chavez v. Martinez	538 U.S. 760 (2003)
226	National Park Hospitality Assn. v. Department of Interior	538 U.S. 803 (2003)
127	Beneficial National Bank v. Anderson	539 U.S. 1 (2003)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
128	Hillside Dairy, Inc. v. Lyons	539 U.S. 59 (2003)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer; Thomas (in part)
129	Nguyen v. United States	539 U.S. 69 (2003)		O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas
230	Nguyen v. United States	539 U.S. 126 (2003)		Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
431	United States v. American Library Association, Inc.	539 U.S. 194 (2003)
432	Gratz v. Bollinger	539 U.S. 244 (2003)		Souter
333	Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle	539 U.S. 444 (2003)
234	Nike, Inc. v. Klasky	539 U.S. 654 (2003)		Ginsburg; Souter (in part)
Stevens concurred in the Court's dismissal of certiorari as improvidently granted.
535	Prato v. Vallas	539 U.S. 1301 (2003)
Stevens denied the petitioner's request for an extension of time to pay the docketing fee and printing costs for the petition for certiorari, satisfied that there are no grounds upon which the Court would grant the petition.

References

• 2002 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on February 2, 2004, retrieved July 7, 2010.
• 2002 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on November 2, 2004, retrieved July 7, 2010.
• 2002 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on February 14, 2004, retrieved July 7, 2010.