2004 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The 2004 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 4, 2004, and concluded October 3, 2005. This was the twelfth term of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg 's tenure on the Court.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2004 term statistics
Majority or Plurality
Concurrence
Other
Dissent
Concurrence/dissent
Total =
21
Bench opinions = 21
Opinions relating to orders = 0
In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2
Most joined by: Breyer (15)
Least joined by: Thomas (6)
Type
Case
Citation
Issues
Joined by
Other opinions
101
Koons Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc. v. Nigh 543 U.S. 50 (2004)
Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer
402
Kowalski v. Tesmer 543 U.S. 125 (2004)
Stevens, Souter
403
Cooper Indus. v. Aviall Servs. 543 U.S. 157 (2004)
Stevens
104
Florida v. Nixon 543 U.S. 175 (2004)
Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer
Rehnquist did not participate.
405
Illinois v. Caballes 543 U.S. 405 (2005) U.S. Const. amend. IV
Souter
Ginsburg filed one of two dissents from Stevens' 6-2 decision upholding the constitutionality of a search for illegal drugs conducted without cause by a sniffing police dog during a traffic stop. Ginsburg wrote that the Court's decision "clears the way for suspicionless, dog-accompanied drug sweeps of parked cars along sidewalks and in parking lots. ... Nor would motorists have constitutional grounds for complaint should police with dogs, stationed at long traffic lights, circle cars waiting for the red signal to turn green."
206
Bell v. Cone 543 U.S. 447 (2004)
Thomas, Breyer
407
Smith v. Massachusetts 543 U.S. 462 (2005)
Rehnquist, Kennedy, Breyer
208
Johnson v. California 543 U.S. 499 (2005)
Souter, Breyer
109
Ballard v. Comm'r 544 U.S. 40 (2005)
Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer
110
City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation 544 U.S. 197 (2005)
Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer
111
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Indus. Corp. 544 U.S. 280 (2005)
Unanimous
412
Pasquantino v. United States 544 U.S. 349 (2005)
Breyer; Scalia, Souter (in part)
213
Johanns v. Livestock Mktg. Ass'n 544 U.S. 550 (2005)
214
Medellin v. Dretke 544 U.S. 660 (2005)
Scalia (in part)
115
Cutter v. Wilkinson 544 U.S. 709 (2005) Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
Unanimous
216
Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd. 545 U.S. 119 (2005) Americans with Disabilities Act
Breyer
417
Dodd v. United States 545 U.S. 353 (2005)
Breyer
418
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Servs. 545 U.S. 546 (2005)
Stevens, O'Connor, Breyer
119
Halbert v. Michigan 545 U.S. 605 (2005)
Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer
120
Mayle v. Felix 545 U.S. 644 (2005)
Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer
221
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. 545 U.S. 913 (2005) copyright law
Rehnquist, Kennedy
Ginsburg also joined Souter's unanimous opinion.
References
Judicial opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court of the United States 2004 term
(October 4, 2004 - October 3, 2005)
