Supreme Court decisions of October Term 2004

The Court’s 2004 Term began in October 2004. These are the 80 decisions SCDB records for it, decided between November 9, 2004 and June 27, 2005, during the Rehnquist Court.

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Decided by one vote (17)

• United States v. Freddie J. BookerLaw held unconstitutional
  543 U.S. 220Decided January 12, 20055–4Stephen G. Breyer
• Keyse G. Jama v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  543 U.S. 335Decided January 12, 20055–4Antonin Scalia
• Melvin T. Smith v. Massachusetts
  543 U.S. 462Decided February 22, 20055–4Antonin Scalia
• Donald P. Roper v. Christopher SimmonsAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  543 U.S. 551Decided March 1, 20055–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Roderick Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
  544 U.S. 167Decided March 29, 20055–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Robert Johnson, Jr. v. United States
  544 U.S. 295Decided April 4, 20055–4David H. Souter
• David B. Pasquantino v. United States
  544 U.S. 349Decided April 26, 20055–4Clarence Thomas
• John A. Pace v. David Diguglielmo
  544 U.S. 408Decided April 27, 20055–4William H. Rehnquist
• Jennifer M. Granholm v. Eleanor HealdLaw held unconstitutional
  544 U.S. 460Decided May 16, 20055–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Jose Ernesto Medellin v. Doug Dretke
  544 U.S. 660Decided May 23, 20055–4Per curiam
• Michael Donald Dodd v. United States
  545 U.S. 353Decided June 20, 20055–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Ronald Rompilla v. Jeffrey A. Beard
  545 U.S. 374Decided June 20, 20055–4David H. Souter
• Susette Kelo v. City of New London
  545 U.S. 469Decided June 23, 20055–4John Paul Stevens
• Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Allapattah Services, Inc.
  545 U.S. 546Decided June 23, 20055–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Thomas Van Orden v. Rick Perry
  545 U.S. 677Decided June 27, 20055–4William H. Rehnquist
• Ricky Bell v. Gregory Thompson
  545 U.S. 794Decided June 27, 20055–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of KentuckyLaw held unconstitutional
  545 U.S. 844Decided June 27, 20055–4David H. Souter

All decisions, in order

• Josue Leocal v. John D. Ashcroft
  543 U.S. 1Decided November 9, 20049–0William H. Rehnquist
• Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. James N. Kirby
  543 U.S. 14Decided November 9, 20049–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Laroyce Lathair Smith v. Texas
  543 U.S. 37Decided November 15, 20047–2Per curiam
• Koons Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc. v. Bradley Nigh
  543 U.S. 50Decided November 30, 20048–1Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• City of San Diego v. John Roe
  543 U.S. 77Decided December 6, 20049–0Per curiam
• State of Kansas v. State of Colorado
  543 U.S. 86Decided December 7, 20048–1Stephen G. Breyer
• Kp Permanent Make-Up, Inc. v. Lasting Impression I, Inc.
  543 U.S. 111Decided December 8, 20049–0David H. Souter
• John F. Kowalski v. John C. Tesmer
  543 U.S. 125Decided December 13, 20046–3William H. Rehnquist
• Gerald Devenpeck v. Jerome Anthony Alford
  543 U.S. 146Decided December 13, 20048–0Antonin Scalia
• Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc.
  543 U.S. 157Decided December 13, 20047–2Clarence Thomas
• Florida v. Joe Elton Nixon
  543 U.S. 175Decided December 13, 20048–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Rochelle Brosseau v. Kenneth J. Haugen
  543 U.S. 194Decided December 13, 20048–1Per curiam
• David Whitfield v. United States
  543 U.S. 209Decided January 11, 20059–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Freddie J. BookerLaw held unconstitutional
  543 U.S. 220Decided January 12, 20055–4Stephen G. Breyer
• Keyse G. Jama v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  543 U.S. 335Decided January 12, 20055–4Antonin Scalia
• A. Neil Clark v. Sergio Suarez Martinez
  543 U.S. 371Decided January 12, 20057–2Antonin Scalia
• Illinois v. Roy I. Caballes
  543 U.S. 405Decided January 24, 20056–2John Paul Stevens
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. John W. Banks
  543 U.S. 426Decided January 24, 20058–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Marlon Latodd Howell v. Mississippi
  543 U.S. 440Decided January 24, 20059–0Per curiam
• Ricky Bell v. Gary Bradford Cone
  543 U.S. 447Decided January 24, 20059–0Per curiam
• Melvin T. Smith v. Massachusetts
  543 U.S. 462Decided February 22, 20055–4Antonin Scalia
• Willard Stewart v. Dutra Construction Company
  543 U.S. 481Decided February 22, 20058–0Clarence Thomas
• Garrison S. Johnson v. California
  543 U.S. 499Decided February 23, 20056–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Donald P. Roper v. Christopher SimmonsAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  543 U.S. 551Decided March 1, 20055–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation v. Michael O. Leavitt
  543 U.S. 631Decided March 1, 20058–0Stephen G. Breyer
• George J. Tenet v. John Doe
  544 U.S. 1Decided March 2, 20059–0William H. Rehnquist
• Reginald Shepard v. United States
  544 U.S. 13Decided March 7, 20055–3David H. Souter
• Claude M. Ballard v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  544 U.S. 40Decided March 7, 20057–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Reginald A. Wilkinson v. William Dwight Dotson
  544 U.S. 74Decided March 7, 20058–1Stephen G. Breyer
• Darin L. Muehler v. Iris Mena
  544 U.S. 93Decided March 22, 20059–0William H. Rehnquist
• City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Mark J. Abrams
  544 U.S. 113Decided March 22, 20059–0Antonin Scalia
• Jill L. Brown v. William Charles Payton
  544 U.S. 133Decided March 22, 20055–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Roderick Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
  544 U.S. 167Decided March 29, 20055–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York
  544 U.S. 197Decided March 29, 20058–1Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Azel P. Smith v. City of Jackson
  544 U.S. 228Decided March 30, 20058–0John Paul Stevens
• Charles Russell Rhines v. Douglas Weber
  544 U.S. 269Decided March 30, 20059–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
  544 U.S. 280Decided March 30, 20059–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Robert Johnson, Jr. v. United States
  544 U.S. 295Decided April 4, 20055–4David H. Souter
• Richard Gerald Rousey v. Jill R. Jacoway
  544 U.S. 320Decided April 4, 20059–0Clarence Thomas
• Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Michael Broudo
  544 U.S. 336Decided April 19, 20059–0Stephen G. Breyer
• David B. Pasquantino v. United States
  544 U.S. 349Decided April 26, 20055–4Clarence Thomas
• Gary Sherwood Small v. United States
  544 U.S. 385Decided April 26, 20055–3Stephen G. Breyer
• John A. Pace v. David Diguglielmo
  544 U.S. 408Decided April 27, 20055–4William H. Rehnquist
• Dennis Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC
  544 U.S. 431Decided April 27, 20057–2John Paul Stevens
• Jennifer M. Granholm v. Eleanor HealdLaw held unconstitutional
  544 U.S. 460Decided May 16, 20055–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Linda Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
  544 U.S. 528Decided May 23, 20059–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Mike Johanns v. Livestock Marketing Association
  544 U.S. 550Decided May 23, 20056–3Antonin Scalia
• Michael Clingman v. Andrea L. Beaver
  544 U.S. 581Decided May 23, 20056–3Clarence Thomas
• Carman L. Deck v. Missouri
  544 U.S. 622Decided May 23, 20057–2Stephen G. Breyer
• Jose Ernesto Medellin v. Doug Dretke
  544 U.S. 660Decided May 23, 20055–4Per curiam
• Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States
  544 U.S. 696Decided May 31, 20059–0William H. Rehnquist
• Jon B. Cutter v. Reginald Wilkinson
  544 U.S. 709Decided May 31, 20059–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Ulysses Tory v. Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.
  544 U.S. 734Decided May 31, 20057–2Stephen G. Breyer
• Alberto R. Gonzales v. Angel McClary Raich
  545 U.S. 1Decided June 6, 20056–3John Paul Stevens
• State of Alaska v. United States of America
  545 U.S. 75Decided June 6, 20056–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Douglas Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd.
  545 U.S. 119Decided June 6, 20056–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Jay Shawn Johnson v. California
  545 U.S. 162Decided June 13, 20058–1John Paul Stevens
• Margaret Bradshaw v. John David Stumpf
  545 U.S. 175Decided June 13, 20059–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Merck Kgaa v. Integra Lifesciences I, Ltd.
  545 U.S. 193Decided June 13, 20059–0Antonin Scalia
• Reginald A. Wilkinson v. Charles E. Austin
  545 U.S. 209Decided June 13, 20059–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Thomas Joe Miller-El v. Doug Dretke
  545 U.S. 231Decided June 13, 20056–3David H. Souter
• Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & Manufacturing
  545 U.S. 308Decided June 13, 20059–0David H. Souter
• San Remo Hotel, L. P. v. City and County of San Francisco
  545 U.S. 323Decided June 20, 20059–0John Paul Stevens
• Michael Donald Dodd v. United States
  545 U.S. 353Decided June 20, 20055–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Ronald Rompilla v. Jeffrey A. Beard
  545 U.S. 374Decided June 20, 20055–4David H. Souter
• Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District v. United States ex Rel. Karen T. Wilson
  545 U.S. 409Decided June 20, 20057–2Clarence Thomas
• American Trucking Associations, Inc. and Usf Holland, Inc. v. Michigan Public Service Commission
  545 U.S. 429Decided June 20, 20059–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Mid-Con Freight Systems, Inc. v. Michigan Public Service Commission
  545 U.S. 440Decided June 20, 20056–3Stephen G. Breyer
• Susette Kelo v. City of New London
  545 U.S. 469Decided June 23, 20055–4John Paul Stevens
• Gonzalez v. Crosby
  545 U.S. 524Decided June 23, 20057–2Antonin Scalia
• Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Allapattah Services, Inc.
  545 U.S. 546Decided June 23, 20055–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Francis A. Orff v. United States
  545 U.S. 596Decided June 23, 20059–0Clarence Thomas
• Antonio Dwayne Halbert v. MichiganLaw held unconstitutional
  545 U.S. 605Decided June 23, 20057–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Deneice A. Mayle v. Jacoby Lee Felix
  545 U.S. 644Decided June 23, 20057–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Thomas Van Orden v. Rick Perry
  545 U.S. 677Decided June 27, 20055–4William H. Rehnquist
• Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales
  545 U.S. 748Decided June 27, 20057–2Antonin Scalia
• Ricky Bell v. Gregory Thompson
  545 U.S. 794Decided June 27, 20055–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of KentuckyLaw held unconstitutional
  545 U.S. 844Decided June 27, 20055–4David H. Souter
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.
  545 U.S. 913Decided June 27, 20059–0David H. Souter
• National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet Services
  545 U.S. 967Decided June 27, 20056–3Clarence Thomas

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