2002 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy

The 2002 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2002, and concluded October 5, 2003. This was the sixteenth term of Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy's tenure on the Court.
Anthony Kennedy 2002 term statistics 7 Majority or Plurality 6 Concurrence 1 Other 6 Dissent 2 Concurrence/dissent Total = 22 Bench opinions = 20 Opinions relating to orders = 1 In-chambers opinions = 1 Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Rehnquist, Stevens, Breyer (8) Least joined by: Thomas, Ginsburg (5)

Type	Case	Citation	Issues	Joined by	Other opinions
101	Miller-El v. Cockrell	537 U.S. 322 (2003)		Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
202	Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc.	537 U.S. 418 (2003)
403	Price v. United States	537 U.S. 1152 (2003)
Kennedy dissented from the Court's order granting certiorari, vacating judgment, and remanding.
104	Smith v. Doe	538 U.S. 84 (2003)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Thomas
305	Norfolk & Western R. Co. v. Ayers	538 U.S. 135 (2003)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Breyer
406	Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington	538 U.S. 216 (2003)
207	Branch v. Smith	538 U.S. 254 (2003)		Stevens, Souter, Breyer (in part)
108	State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. v. Campbell	538 U.S. 408 (2003)		Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, Breyer
109	Dole Food Co. v. Patrickson	538 U.S. 468 (2003)		Rehnquist, Stevens, Scalia, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg; O'Connor, Breyer (in part)
110	Massaro v. United States	538 U.S. 500 (2003)		Unanimous
211	Demore v. Kim	538 U.S. 510 (2003)
412	Nevada Dept. of Human Resources v. Hibbs	538 U.S. 721 (2003)	State sovereignty  • Family and Medical Leave Act	Scalia, Thomas
313	Chavez v. Martinez	538 U.S. 760 (2003)		Stevens; Ginsburg (in part)
514	Kenyeres v. Ashcroft	538 U.S. 1301 (2003)
Kennedy denied an application for a stay.
115	Overton v. Bazzetta	539 U.S. 126 (2003)		Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
216	Federal Election Commission v. Beaumont	539 U.S. 146 (2003)
217	United States v. American Library Association, Inc.	539 U.S. 194 (2003)
418	Grutter v. Bollinger	539 U.S. 306 (2003)
219	Georgia v. Ashcroft	539 U.S. 461 (2003)
120	Lawrence v. Texas	539 U.S. 558 (2003)		Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
421	Stogner v. California	539 U.S. 607 (2003)		Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas
422	Nike, Inc. v. Klasky	539 U.S. 654 (2003)
Kennedy filed an unelaborated dissent from the Court's per curiam dismissal of certiorari as improvidently granted.

References

• "2002 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on February 2, 2004. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
• "2002 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on November 2, 2004. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
• "2002 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on February 14, 2004. Retrieved July 7, 2010.