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Case	Decision	Decision Date	Vote
New York v. FERC	Wrote a dissent	March 4, 2002	6-3
United States v. Ruiz	Wrote a special concurrence	June 24, 2002	9-0
Board of Education v. Earls	Wrote the majority opinion	June 27, 2002	5-4
Harris v. United States	Wrote a dissent	June 24, 2002	5-4
Thompson v. Western States Medical Center	Wrote a regular concurrence	April 29, 2002	5-4
Edelman v. Lynchburg College	Wrote a regular concurrence	March 19, 2002	9-0
Kelly v. South Carolina	Wrote a dissent	January 9, 2002	5-4
Utah v. Evans	Wrote a dissent	June 20, 2002	5-4
Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency	Wrote a dissent, joined Rehnquist's dissent	April 23, 2002	6-3
United States v. Craft	Wrote a dissent, joined Scalia's dissent	April 17, 2002	6-3
USPS v. Gregory	Wrote a regular concurrence	November 13, 2001	9-0
Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union	Wrote the majority opinion	May 13, 2002	8-1
EEOC v. Waffle House	Wrote a dissent	January 15, 2002	6-3
Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina Ports Authority	Wrote the majority opinion	May 28, 2002	5-4
Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N.A.	Wrote the majority opinion	February 26, 2002	9-0
Christopher v. Harbury	Wrote a special concurrence	June 20, 2002	9-0
Hope v. Pelzer	Wrote a dissent	June 27, 2002	6-3
Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition	Wrote a special concurrence	April 16, 2002	6-3
National Cable and Telecom. Assoc. v. Gulf Power	Wrote a dissent	January 16, 2002	6-2
National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Morgan	Wrote the majority opinion	June 10, 2002	5-4
Barnhart v. Sigmon Coal Co.	Wrote the majority opinion	February 19, 2002	6-3
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 27, 2002	5-4
J.E.M. Supply v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International	Wrote the majority opinion	December 10, 2001	6-2
Rush Prudential HMO, Inc. v. Moran	Wrote a dissent	June 20, 2002	5-4

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