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