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2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sandra Day O'Connor

The 2003 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2003, and concluded October 3, 2004. This was the twenty-third term of Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's tenure on the Court.
Sandra Day O'Connor 2003 term statistics 8 Majority or Plurality 4 Concurrence 0 Other 2 Dissent 0 Concurrence/dissent Total = 14 Bench opinions = 14 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0 Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Breyer (9) Least joined by: Stevens, Scalia, Souter, Thomas (6)

Type	Case	Citation	Issues	Joined by	Other opinions
101	McConnell v. Federal Election Commission	540 U.S. 93 (2003)		Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer	Rehnquist Breyer Scalia Kennedy Thomas Rehnquist Stevens
O'Connor co-authored with Stevens one of three opinions for the Court.
102	SEC v. Edwards	540 U.S. 519 (2004)		Unanimous
103	Fellers v. United States	540 U.S. 519 (2004)		Unanimous
104	S. Fla. Water Mgmt. Dist. v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians	541 U.S. 95 (2004)		Rehnquist, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer; Scalia (in part)	Scalia
105	Dretke v. Haley	541 U.S. 386 (2004)		Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer	Stevens Kennedy
206	Thornton v. United States	541 U.S. 615 (2004)			Rehnquist Scalia Stevens
107	Nelson v. Campbell	541 U.S. 637 (2004)		Unanimous
208	Yarborough v. Alvarado	541 U.S. 652 (2004)			Kennedy Breyer
209	Elk Grove Unified Sch. Dist. v. Newdow	542 U.S. 1 (2004)	First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • Article Three  • standing		Stevens Rehnquist Thomas
210	Pliler v. Ford	542 U.S. 225 (2004)			Thomas Stevens Ginsburg Breyer
111	Tennard v. Dretke	542 U.S. 274 (2004)		Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer	Rehnquist Scalia Thomas
412	Blakely v. Washington	542 U.S. 296 (2004)		Breyer; Rehnquist, Kennedy (in part)	Scalia Kennedy Breyer
113	Hamdi v. Rumsfeld	542 U.S. 507 (2004)		Rehnquist, Kennedy, Breyer	Souter Scalia Thomas
414	Missouri v. Seibert	542 U.S. 600 (2004)		Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas	Souter Kennedy Breyer

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