2004 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy during the 2004 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which lasted from October 4, 2004 until October 3, 2005. This was the eighteenth term of Kennedy’s tenure on the Court.
Anthony Kennedy 2004 term statistics 9 Majority or Plurality 5 Concurrence 1 Other 5 Dissent 0 Concurrence/dissent Total = 20 Bench opinions = 19 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 1 Unanimous decisions: 2 Most joined by: Scalia (10) Least joined by: Stevens, O'Connor (6)

Case	Issue	Joined by
Koons Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc. v. Nigh 543 U.S. 50 (2004)		Rehnquist
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Banks 543 U.S. 426 (2005)		Unanimous
Roper v. Simmons 543 U.S. 551 (2005)		Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Kennedy wrote for the Court in ruling that the Eighth Amendment prohibited the execution of minors. O'Connor and Scalia filed dissents.
Ballard v. Comm'r 544 U.S. 40 (2005)		Scalia
Wilkinson v. Dotson 544 U.S. 74 (2005)
Kennedy was the lone dissenter.
Muehler v. Mena 544 U.S. 93 (2005)
Brown v. Payton 544 U.S. 133 (2005)		O'Connor, Scalia, Thomas, Breyer
Souter filed a dissent.
Johnson v. United States 544 U.S. (2005)		Stevens, Scalia, Ginsburg
Granholm v. Heald 544 U.S. 460 (2005)		Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Stevens and Thomas filed dissents.
Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. 544 U.S. 528 (2005)
Johanns v. Livestock Mktg. Ass'n 544 U.S. 550 (2005)
Multimedia Holdings Corp. v. Circuit Court of Fla., St. Johns Cty. 544 U.S. 1301 (2005)	Freedom of the press
Kennedy denied a television station's request for a stay against an order prohibiting publication of grand jury transcripts, because it did not appear that the station was actually subject to the order, and there was no real threat of prosecution for publishing the transcripts.
Alaska v. United States 545 U.S. 75 (2005)		Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer; Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas (in part)
Scalia filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd. 545 U.S. 119 (2005)	Americans with Disabilities Act	Stevens, Souter; Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer (in part)
Scalia filed a dissent. Thomas filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
Wilkinson v. Austin 545 U.S. 209 (2005)		Unanimous
Rompilla v. Beard 545 U.S. 374 (2005)		Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas
Mid-Con Freight Sys. v. Mich. PSC 545 U.S. 440 (2005)		Rehnquist, O'Connor
Kelo v. City of New London 545 U.S. 469 (2005)
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Servs. 545 U.S. 546 (2005)		Rehnquist, Scalia, Souter, Thomas
Bell v. Thompson 545 U.S. 794 (2005)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Thomas

References

• 2004 Term Opinions of the Court, accessed March 20, 2010.
• 2004 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, accessed March 20, 2010.
• 2004 Term In-Chambers Opinions, accessed March 20, 2010.