- 2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas
Concurrence
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Concurrence/dissent
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colspan=2 | Bench opinions = 27
colspan=2 | Opinions relating to orders = 0
colspan=2 | In-chambers opinions = 0
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white-space: nowrap colspan=2 valign=top | Unanimous decisions: 5
colspan=2 valign=top | Most joined by: Scalia (14)
colspan=2 valign=top | Least joined by: Souter, Breyer (5)
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Scalia filed a dissent.
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Thomas filed one of two dissents from Rehnquist's 7-2 decision.
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Thomas dissented from Ginsburg's 7-2 decision.
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Thomas dissented from Rehnquist's 7-2 decision.
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Thomas filed one of three dissents from Stevens' 5-4 decision.
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Thomas was the sole dissenter from Ginsburg's 8-1 opinion.
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width=20% valign=top | Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Ginsburg and Breyer filed dissents.
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Thomas filed one of three dissents from O'Connor's 6-3 opinion.
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Stevens and Souter filed dissents.
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Thomas dissented from the plurality's ruling that citizens of the U.S. designated as enemy combatants by the Executive Branch had the right to challenge their detention. Thomas, the only member of the Court to fully adopt the government's position, argued that the Court should defer to the broad war-making powers of the President, particularly in light of the important security interests at stake in the War on Terror.
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