- 2000 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States
The table below lists the opinions delivered from the bench by the
Supreme Court of the United States during the 2000 Term, which lasted from October 2, 2000, until September 30, 2001. The table illustrates what opinions were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each opinion. ["Arizona v. California ", 531 U.S. 1 (2001), a decree in an original jurisdiction suit, has been omitted from this table.]Table key
2000 term opinions
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"Bush v. Gore ", 531 U.S. 98
December 12, 2000|
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"City News & Novelty, Inc. v. Waukesha ", 531 U.S. 278
November 28, 2000
January 17, 2001
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"District of Columbia v. Tri County Industries, Inc.", [In "District of Columbia v. Tri County Industries, Inc.", the Court dismissed "cert." as improvidently granted."] 531 U.S. 287
January 17, 2001
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"Brentwood Academy v. Tenn. Secondary Sch. Athletic Assn.", 531 U.S. 288
October 11, 2000
February 20, 2001
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"Director of Revenue of Mo. v. CoBank ACB ", 531 U.S. 316
November 28, 2000
February 20, 2001
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"Illinois v. McArthur ", 531 U.S. 326
November 1, 2000
February 20, 2001
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"Central Green Co. v. United States ", 531 U.S. 425
October 30, 2000
February 21, 2001
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"Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc. ", 531 U.S. 438
November 29, 2000
February 21, 2001
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"Whitman v. American Trucking Assns., Inc. ", 531 U.S. 457
November 7, 2000
February 27, 2001
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"Legal Services Corp. v. Velazquez ", 531 U.S. 533
October 4, 2000
February 28, 2001
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"Department of Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Assn. ", 532 U.S. 1
January 10, 2001
March 5, 2001
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"Ohio v. Reiner ", 532 U.S. 17
March 19, 2001
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"TrafFix Devices, Inc. v. Marketing Displays, Inc. ", 532 U.S. 23
November 29, 2000
March 20, 2001
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"Shafer v. South Carolina ", 532 U.S. 36
January 9, 2001
March 20, 2001
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"Buford v. United States ", 532 U.S. 59
January 8, 2001
March 20, 2001
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"Ferguson v. Charleston ", 532 U.S. 67
October 4, 2000
March 21, 2001
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"Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams ", 532 U.S. 105
November 6, 2000
March 21, 2001
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"Texas v. Cobb ", 532 U.S. 162
January 16, 2001
April 2, 2001
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"Lujan v. G & G Fire Sprinklers, Inc. ", 532 U.S. 189
February 26, 2001
April 17, 2001
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"United States v. Cleveland Indians Baseball Co. ", 532 U.S. 200
February 27, 2001
April 17, 2001
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"Shaw v. Murphy ", 532 U.S. 223
January 16, 2001
April 18, 2001
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"Rogers v. Tennessee ", 532 U.S. 451
November 1, 2000
May 14, 2001
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"Florida v. Thomas ", 532 U.S. 774
April 25, 2001
June 4, 2001
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"Penry v. Johnson ", 532 U.S. 782
March 27, 2001
June 4, 2001|
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"Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drylock Corp. v. Garris ", 532 U.S. 811
April 18, 2001
June 4, 2001
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"United Dominion Industries, Inc. v. United States ", 532 U.S. 822
March 26, 2001
June 4, 2001
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"Good News Club v. Milford Central School ", 533 U.S. 98
June 11, 2001
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"Saucier v. Katz ", 533 U.S. 194
March 20, 2001
June 18, 2001
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"Tyler v. Cain ", 533 U.S. 656
April 16, 2001
June 28, 2001
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bgcolor="#00CD00" |2000 term membership and statistics
This was the fifteenth term of Chief Justice Rehnquist's tenure, and the seventh consecutive term in which the Court's membership had not changed.
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Associate JusticeSandra Day O'Connor Ronald Reagan
align=right|September 25, 1981
align=center|90.5% |
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Associate JusticeDavid Souter George H. W. Bush
align=right|October 9, 1990
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Associate JusticeStephen Breyer
Bill Clinton
align=right|August 3, 1994
align=center|75.3% |
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colspan=5 bgcolor=#EEEEEE |Notes on statistics:
*A justice is only included in the majority if they joined or concurred in the Court's judgment in full.
*Percentages are based only on the cases in which a justice participated, and are rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.
*The opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders and in-chambers opinions are not included.Notes
References
* [http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/00slipopinion.html U.S. Supreme Court slip opinions, 2000 term]
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