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Full caption: Richard E. Early, Warden, et al. v. William Packer Citations: 537 U.S. 3; 123 S. Ct. 362; 154 L. Ed. 2d 263; 2002 U.S. LEXIS 8314; 71 U.S.L.W. 3312; 2002 Cal. Daily Op. Service 10897; 2002 Daily Journal DAR 12601; 16 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 2 Prior history: Petition denied, sub nom. Packer v. Hill, No. 96-04957, C.D. Cal.; affirmed in part, reversed in part, remanded, 291 F.3d 569 (9th Cir. 2001) (as amended, Feb. 27, 2002); rehearing, rehearing en banc denied, 291 F.3d 569 (9th Cir. 2002) Subsequent history: Rehearing denied, 537 U.S. 1148 (2003) | ||
The Supreme Court of the United States handed down twelve per curiam opinions during its 2002 term, which began October 7, 2002 and concluded October 5, 2003.
Contents
- Court membership
- Early v Packer
- INS v Ventura
- Woodford v Visciotti
- AbdurRahman v Bell
- Kaupp v Texas
- Los Angeles v David
- Bunkley v Florida
- Citizens Bank v Alafabco Inc
- Nike Inc v Kasky
- References
Because per curiam decisions are issued from the Court as an institution, these opinions all lack the attribution of authorship or joining votes to specific justices. All justices on the Court at the time the decision was handed down are assumed to have participated and concurred unless otherwise noted.
Court membership
Chief Justice: William Rehnquist
Associate Justices: John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer
Early v. Packer
537 U.S. 3
Decided November 4, 2002.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed
INS v. Ventura
537 U.S. 12
Decided November 4, 2002.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded
Woodford v. Visciotti
537 U.S. 19
Decided November 4, 2002.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed
Abdur'Rahman v. Bell
537 U.S. 88
Decided December 10, 2002.
Writ of certiorari to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed as improvidently granted.
Stevens filed a dissent.
Kaupp v. Texas
538 U.S. 626
Decided May 5, 2003.
Texas Court of Appeals, Fourteenth District vacated and remanded
Los Angeles v. David
538 U.S. 715
Decided May 19, 2003.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed
Bunkley v. Florida
538 U.S. 835
Decided May 27, 2003.
Supreme Court of Florida vacated and remanded
Citizens Bank v. Alafabco, Inc.
539 U.S. 52
Decided June 2, 2003.
Supreme Court of Alabama reversed and remanded
Nike, Inc. v. Kasky
539 U.S. 654
Argued April 23, 2003.
Decided June 26, 2003.
Writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of California dismissed as improvidently granted.
Stevens filed a concurrence, which was joined by Ginsburg, and by Souter in part. Kennedy filed a dissent, as did Ginsburg, who was joined by O'Connor.