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 official SCOTUS portrait.jpg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2004 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
6
Concurrence
0
Other
7
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 21
Bench opinions = 21Opinions relating to orders = 0In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Breyer (15) Least joined by: Thomas (6)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
101



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

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



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

Stevens, Souter
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Rehnquist
403



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

Stevens
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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. IVSouter
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Stevens
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
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per curiam
407



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

Rehnquist, Kennedy, Breyer
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Scalia
208



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

Souter, Breyer
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O'Connor
109



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

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



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

Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer
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)
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Thomas
213



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

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Scalia
214



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

Scalia (in part)
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per curiam
115



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

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons ActUnanimous
216



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

Americans with Disabilities ActBreyer
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Kennedy
417



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

Breyer
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O'Connor
418



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

Stevens, O'Connor, Breyer
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Kennedy
119



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

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



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

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



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

copyright lawRehnquist, Kennedy
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Souter
Ginsburg also joined Souter's unanimous opinion.

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