2004 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sandra Day O'Connor

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor during the 2004 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which lasted from October 4, 2004 until October 3, 2005. This was the twenty-fourth term of O'Connor's tenure on the Court.
Sandra Day O'Connor 2004 term statistics
8
 Majority or Plurality
5
 Concurrence
0
 Other
6
 Dissent
0
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 19
Bench opinions = 19 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous decisions: 4 Most joined by: Breyer (10) Least joined by: Rehnquist, Stevens, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg (7)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions



 Norfolk Southern Ry. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd. 543 U.S. 14 (2004)

 Unanimous



Whitfield v. United States 543 U.S. 209 (2005)

 Unanimous



Clark v. Martinez 543 U.S. 371 (2005)



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

 Souter, Kennedy, Breyer, Ginsburg
Stevens and Thomas dissented.



Roper v. Simmons 543 U.S. 551 (2005)
O'Connor wrote one of two dissents from Kennedy's 5-4 opinion.



Shepard v. United States 544 U.S. 13 (2005)

 Kennedy, Breyer



Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education 544 U.S. 167 (2005)

 Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer



Smith v. City of Jackson 544 U.S. 228 (2005)

 Kennedy, Thomas



Rhines v. Weber 544 U.S. 269 (2005)

 Rehnquist, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer



Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. 544 U.S. 528 (2005)

 Unanimous



Clingman v. Beaver 544 U.S. 581 (2005)

 Breyer (in part)



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

 Stevens, Souter, Breyer
O'Connor dissented from the Court's per curiam decision to dismiss certiorari as improvidently granted, arguing that the Court's dismissal was based on speculation as to what the state court might do. O'Connor preferred to remand the case with instructions to consider whether the decision of the ICJ was binding on American courts, and to what extent the Convention created enforceable rights that could not be forfeited through procedural default.



Gonzales v. Raich 545 U.S. 1 (2006)

 Commerce Clause  • medical marijuana  • Controlled Substances Act Rehnquist, Thomas (in part)



Bradshaw v. Stumpf 545 U.S. 175 (2005)

 Unanimous



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

 Rehnquist, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas



Rompilla v. Beard 545 U.S. 374 (2005)



Kelo v. City of New London 545 U.S. 469 (2005)

 Fifth Amendment  • eminent domain Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas



Van Orden v. Perry 545 U.S. 644 (2005)

 First Amendment  • Establishment Clause



McCreary County v. ACLU 545 U.S. 844 (2005)

 First Amendment  • Establishment Clause

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