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John Paul Stevens

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Case	Decision	Decision Date	Vote
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. v. Henson	Wrote a regular concurrence	November 5, 2002	9-0
Hillside Dairy Inc. v. Lyons	Wrote the majority opinion	June 9, 2003	8-1
Pharmaceutical Research v. Walsh	Wrote the majority opinion	May 19, 2003	6-3
Eldred v. Ashcroft	Wrote a dissent	January 15, 2003	7-2
Connecticut Dept. of Public Safety v. Doe	Wrote a special concurrence	March 5, 2003	9-0
Boeing Co. v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	March 4, 2003	7-2
Branch v. Smith	Wrote a special concurrence, joined Kennedy's concurrence	March 31, 2003	7-2
Chavez v. Martinez	Wrote a dissent, joined Kennedy's dissent	May 27, 2003	6-3
United States v. American Library Association	Wrote a dissent	June 23, 2003	6-3
Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc.	Wrote the majority opinion	March 4, 2003	9-0
FCC v. Nextwave Communications, Inc.	Wrote a regular concurrence	January 27, 2003	8-1
Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle	Wrote a special concurrence	June 23, 2003	5-4
Yellow Transportation, Inc. v. Michigan	Wrote a special concurrence	November 5, 2002	9-0
Sprietsma v. Mercury Marine	Wrote the majority opinion	December 3, 2002	9-0
National Park Hospitality Assn. v. Dept. of the Interior	Wrote a special concurrence	May 27, 2003	7-2
Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington	Wrote the majority opinion	March 26, 2003	5-4
Gratz v. Bollinger	Wrote a dissent	June 23, 2003	6-3
Nike, Inc. v. Kasky	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 26, 2003	6-3
Ewing v. California	Wrote a dissent, joined Breyer's dissent	March 5, 2003	5-4
Overton v. Bazzetta	Wrote a regular concurrence	June 16, 2003	9-0
United States v. Recio	Wrote a dissent	January 21, 2003	8-1
Beneficial National Bank v. Anderson	Wrote the majority opinion	June 2, 2003	7-2
Smith v. Doe	Wrote a dissent	March 5, 2003	6-3
Virginia v. Black	Wrote a regular concurrence	April 7, 2003	7-2
Nevada Dept. of Human Resources v. Hibbs	Wrote a special concurrence	May 27, 2003	6-3
Abdur'Rahman v. Bell	Wrote a dissent	December 10, 2002	8-1
Clackamas Gastroenterology v. Wells	Wrote the majority opinion	April 22, 2003	7-2
Nguyen v. United States	Wrote the majority opinion	June 9, 2003	5-4
Inyo County v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians	Wrote a special concurrence	May 19, 2003	9-0
Scheidler v. National Organization for Women (NOW)	Wrote a dissent	February 26, 2003	8-1

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