2004 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice David Souter during the 2004 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which lasted from October 4, 2004 until October 3, 2005. This was the fifteenth term of Souter’s tenure on the Court.
David Souter 2004 term statistics 8 Majority or Plurality 4 Concurrence 1 Other 7 Dissent 0 Concurrence/dissent Total = 20 Bench opinions = 19 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 1 Unanimous decisions: 2 Most joined by: Stevens, Ginsburg (12) Least joined by: Rehnquist, Scalia (4)

Case	Issue	Joined by
KP Permanent Make-Up, Inc. v. Lasting Impression I, Inc. 543 U.S. 111 (2004)		Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg; Scalia, Breyer (in part)
Jama v. Immigration & Customs Enforcement 543 U.S. 335 (2005)		Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
Democratic National Committee v. Republican National Committee 543 U.S. 1304 (2005)
Souter denied a stay.
Illinois v. Caballes 543 U.S. 405 (2005)
Shephard v. United States 544 U.S. 13 (2005)		Stevens, Scalia, Ginsburg; Thomas (in part)
Brown v. Payton 544 U.S. 133 (2005)		Stevens, Ginsburg
City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation 544 U.S. 197 (2005)
Rhines v. Weber 544 U.S. 269 (2005)		Ginsburg, Breyer
Johnson v. United States 544 U.S. 295 (2005)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Thomas, Breyer
Johanns v. Livestock Mktg. Ass'n 544 U.S. 550 (2005)		Stevens, Kennedy
Medellin v. Dretke 544 U.S. 660 (2005)
Bradshaw v. Stumpf 545 U.S. 175 (2005)		Ginsburg
Miller-El v. Dretke 545 U.S. 231 (2005)		Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer
Grable & Sons Metal Prod. v. Darue Engineering 545 U.S. 308 (2005)		Unanimous
Rompilla v. Beard 545 U.S. 374 (2005)		Stevens, O'Connor, Ginsburg, Breyer
Mayle v. Felix 545 U.S. 644 (2005)		Stevens
Van Orden v. Perry 545 U.S. 677 (2005)		Stevens, Ginsburg
Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales 545 U.S. 748 (2005)		Breyer
McCreary County v. ACLU 545 U.S. 844 (2005)	Establishment Clause	Stevens, O'Connor, Ginsburg, Breyer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. 545 U.S. 913 (2005)	Copyright	Unanimous

References

• 2004 Term Opinions of the Court, accessed March 20, 2010.
• 2004 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, accessed March 20, 2010.
• 2004 Term In-Chambers Opinions, accessed March 20, 2010.