2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice Stephen Breyer during the 2003 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which lasted from October 6, 2003, until October 3, 2004. This was the tenth term of Breyer’s tenure on the Court.
Stephen Breyer 2003 term statistics 7 Majority or Plurality 5 Concurrence 1 Other 11 Dissent 0 Concurrence/dissent Total = 24 Bench opinions = 22 Opinions relating to orders = 1 In-chambers opinions = 1 Unanimous decisions: 0 Most joined by: Ginsburg (11) Least joined by: Scalia (3)

Case	Issue	Joined by
McConnell v. Federal Election Commission 540 U.S. 93 (2003)	Campaign finance reform	Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg
Castro v. United States 540 U.S. 375 (2003)		Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg; Scalia, Thomas (in part)
Illinois v. Lidster 540 U.S. 419 (2004)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas; Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg (in part)
Doe v. Chao 540 U.S. 614 (2004)	Privacy Act of 1974
Breyer filed one of two dissents.
Torres v. Mullin 540 U.S. 1035 (2003)	Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
Baldwin v. United States 541 U.S. 27 (2004)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg
Stevens filed a dissent.
United States v. Flores-Montano 541 U.S. 149 (2004)
United States v. Lara 541 U.S. 193 (2004)		Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Ginsburg
Souter filed a dissent.
Vieth v. Jubelirer 541 U.S. 267 (2004)
Breyer filed one of three opinions.
Yarborough v. Alvarado 541 U.S. 652 (2004)		Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg
Republic of Austria v. Altmann 541 U.S. 677 (2004)	Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act	Souter
Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Heinz 541 U.S. 739 (2004)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Ginsburg
City of Littleton v. Z. J. Gifts D-4, L.L.C. 541 U.S. 774 (2004)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Thomas, Ginsburg; Stevens, Kennedy, Souter (in part)
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd v. Empagran S. A. 542 U.S. 155 (2004)		Rehnquist, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg
Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada 542 U.S. 177 (2004)	Fourth Amendment	Souter, Ginsburg
Breyer filed one of two dissents.
Pliler v. Ford 542 U.S. 225 (2004)
Breyer filed one of two dissents.
Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 542 U.S. 241 (2004)	Discovery aid by U.S. district courts to foreign tribunals
Breyer was the sole dissenter.
Blakely v. Washington 542 U.S. 296 (2004)	Right to jury trial	O'Connor
Breyer filed one of three dissents.
Schriro v. Summerlin 542 U.S. 348 (2004)		Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg
Missouri v. Seibert 542 U.S. 600 (2004)
United States v. Patane 542 U.S. 630 (2004)
Breyer filed one of two dissents.
Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union 542 U.S. 656 (2004)		Rehnquist, O'Connor
Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain 542 U.S. 692 (2004)
Associated Press v. District Court for Fifth Judicial Dist. of Colo. 542 U.S. 1301 (2004)
Breyer denied the application for a stay.

References

• "2003 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
• "2003 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on 2005-03-09. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
• "2003 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on 2005-02-14. Retrieved 2010-07-07.