2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of William Rehnquist

2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of William Rehnquist

Concurrence
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Concurrence/dissent
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16
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colspan=2 | Bench opinions = 14
colspan=2 | Opinions relating to orders = 1
colspan=2 | In-chambers opinions = 1
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white-space: nowrap colspan=2 valign=top | Unanimous decisions: 2
colspan=2 valign=top | Most joined by: O'Connor (11)
colspan=2 valign=top | Least joined by: Stevens (5)
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width=20% valign=top | O'Connor, Scalia, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Stevens and Kennedy filed dissents.
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valign=top | Campaign finance reform
width=20% valign=top | O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter; Stevens, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer (in part)
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Rehnquist filed one of three opinions for the Court.
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valign=top | Campaign finance reform
width=20% valign=top | Scalia, Kennedy
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Rehnquist also filed one of two opinions dissenting in part.
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width=20% valign=top | Unanimous
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valign=top | Establishment Clause: public funding
width=20% valign=top | Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Rehnquist wrote for a 7-2 majority that upheld a state scholarship program that excluded only theology students from consideration. Scalia and Thomas filed dissents.
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valign=top | Confrontation Clause: hearsay
width=20% valign=top | O'Connor
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width=20% valign=top | Unanimous
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width=20% valign=top | O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Stevens filed a dissent.
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valign=top | Bankruptcy; state sovereignty
width=20% valign=top | Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Thomas filed a dissent.
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valign=top | State sovereignty; Americans with Disabilities Act
width=20% valign=top | Kennedy, Thomas
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Rehnquist filed one of two dissents from Stevens' 5-4 decision.
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width=20% valign=top | Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer; O'Connor (in part)
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valign=top | Electoral redistricting
width=20% valign=top | Scalia, Thomas
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Rehnquist dissented from the Court's denial of "certiorari", arguing that the Court should review the Colorado Supreme Court's interpretation of the Federal Elections Clause in the U.S. Constitution that it was up to each state to decide for itself what "Legislature" meant in the context of what branch of government was empowered to redraw legislative districts.
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valign=top | Article III standing; Establishment Clause
width=20% valign=top | O'Connor; Thomas (in part)
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top |
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Rehnquist filed one of three dissents from O'Connor's 6-3 decision.
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width=20% valign=top | O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Stevens filed a dissent.
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valign=top | Campaign finance reform
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Rehnquist denied a request for an injunction pending appeal.


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