2004 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sandra Day O'Connor

The 2004 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 4, 2004 and concluded October 3, 2005. This was the twenty-fourth term of Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's tenure on the Court .
Sandra Day O'Connor 2004 term statistics 8 Majority or Plurality 5 Concurrence 0 Other 6 Dissent 0 Concurrence/dissent Total = 19 Bench opinions = 19 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0 Unanimous opinions: 4 Most joined by: Breyer (10) Least joined by: Rehnquist, Stevens, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg (7)

Type	Case	Citation	Issues	Joined by	Other opinions
	Norfolk Southern Ry. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd.	543 U.S. 14 (2004)		Unanimous
	Whitfield v. United States	543 U.S. 209 (2005)		Unanimous
	Clark v. Martinez	543 U.S. 371 (2005)
	Johnson v. California	543 U.S. 499 (2005)		Souter, Kennedy, Breyer, Ginsburg
Stevens and Thomas dissented.
	Roper v. Simmons	543 U.S. 551 (2005)
O'Connor wrote one of two dissents from Kennedy's 5-4 opinion.
	Shepard v. United States	544 U.S. 13 (2005)		Kennedy, Breyer
	Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education	544 U.S. 167 (2005)		Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
	Smith v. City of Jackson	544 U.S. 228 (2005)		Kennedy, Thomas
	Rhines v. Weber	544 U.S. 269 (2005)		Rehnquist, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer
	Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.	544 U.S. 528 (2005)		Unanimous
	Clingman v. Beaver	544 U.S. 581 (2005)		Breyer (in part)
	Medellin v. Dretke	544 U.S. 660 (2005)		Stevens, Souter, Breyer
O'Connor dissented from the Court's per curiam decision to dismiss certiorari as improvidently granted, arguing that the Court's dismissal was based on speculation as to what the state court might do. O'Connor preferred to remand the case with instructions to consider whether the decision of the ICJ was binding on American courts, and to what extent the Convention created enforceable rights that could not be forfeited through procedural default.
	Gonzales v. Raich	545 U.S. 1 (2006)	Commerce Clause  • medical marijuana  • Controlled Substances Act	Rehnquist, Thomas (in part)
	Bradshaw v. Stumpf	545 U.S. 175 (2005)		Unanimous
	Dodd v. United States	545 U.S. 353 (2005)		Rehnquist, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
	Rompilla v. Beard	545 U.S. 374 (2005)
	Kelo v. City of New London	545 U.S. 469 (2005)	Fifth Amendment  • eminent domain	Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas
	Van Orden v. Perry	545 U.S. 644 (2005)	First Amendment  • Establishment Clause
	McCreary County v. ACLU	545 U.S. 844 (2005)	First Amendment  • Establishment Clause

References

• 2004 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved July 7, 2010.
• 2004 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on October 12, 2006, retrieved July 7, 2010.
• 2004 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on June 15, 2006, retrieved July 7, 2010.