1999 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States
The 1999 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 4, 1999, and concluded October 1, 2000. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion.
Table key
Delivered the Court's opinion
Joined the Court's opinion
Filed a concurrence
Joined a concurrence
Filed a dissent
Joined a dissent
Filed a concurrence/dissent
Joined a concurrence/dissent
Did not participate in the decision
Decisions that do not note an argument date were decided without oral argument. Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's opinion are per curiam .
Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices frequently join multiple opinions in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly.
An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality. An asterisk in a joining vote denotes that the justice joined it only in part.
A dash ( - ) denotes that the Justice voted without filing or joining an opinion.
1999 term opinions
#
Case name and citation
Argued
Decided
Rehnquist
Stevens
O'Connor
Scalia
Kennedy
Souter
Thomas
Ginsburg
Breyer
1
Brancato v. Gunn , 528 U.S. 1 October 12, 1999
2
Antonelli v. Caridine , 528 U.S. 3 October 12, 1999
3
Judd v. United States Dist. Court for Western Dist. of Tex. , 528 U.S. 5 October 12, 1999
4
Dempsey v. Martin , 528 U.S. 7 October 12, 1999
5
Prunty v. Brooks , 528 U.S. 9 October 12, 1999
6
Flippo v. West Virginia , 528 U.S. 11 October 18, 1999
7
In re Bauer , 528 U.S. 16 October 18, 1999
8
Texas v. Lesage , 528 U.S. 18 November 29, 1999
9
Fiore v. White , 528 U.S. 23 October 12, 1999 November 30, 1999
10
Los Angeles Police Dept. v. United Reporting Publishing Corp. , 528 U.S. 32 October 13, 1999 December 7, 1999
11
Drye v. United States , 528 U.S. 49 November 8, 1999 December 7, 1999
12
Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents , 528 U.S. 62 October 13, 1999 January 11, 2000
13
New York v. Hill , 528 U.S. 110 November 2, 1999 January 11, 2000
14
Illinois v. Wardlow , 528 U.S. 119 November 2, 1999 January 12, 2000
15
Reno v. Condon , 528 U.S. 141 November 10, 1999 January 12, 2000
16
Martinez v. Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District , 528 U.S. 152 November 9, 1999 January 12, 2000
17
Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc. , 528 U.S. 167 October 12, 1999 January 12, 2000
18
Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Slater , 528 U.S. 216 January 12, 2000
19
Weeks v. Angelone , 528 U.S. 225 December 6, 1999 January 19, 2000
20
Gutierrez v. Ada , 528 U.S. 250 December 6, 1999 January 19, 2000
21
Smith v. Robbins , 528 U.S. 259 October 5, 1999 January 19, 2000
22
United States v. Martinez-Salazar , 528 U.S. 304 November 29, 1999 January 19, 2000
23
Reno v. Bossier Parish School Bd. , 528 U.S. 320 October 6, 1999 January 24, 2000
24
Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC , 528 U.S. 377 October 5, 1999 January 24, 2000
25
Baral v. United States , 528 U.S. 431 January 18, 2000 February 22, 2000
26
Weisgram v. Marley Co. , 528 U.S. 440 January 18, 2000 February 22, 2000
27
Hunt-Wesson, Inc. v. Franchise Tax Board of California , 528 U.S. 458 January 12, 2000 February 22, 2000
28
Roe v. Flores-Ortega , 528 U.S. 470 November 1, 1999 February 23, 2000
29
Rice v. Cayetano , 528 U.S. 495 October 6, 1999 February 23, 2000
30
Rotella v. Wood , 528 U.S. 549 November 3, 1999 February 23, 2000
31
Village of Willowbrook v. Olech , 528 U.S. 562 January 10, 2000 February 23, 2000
32
Shalala v. Illinois Council on Long Term Care, Inc. , 529 U.S. 1 November 08, 1999 February 29, 2000
33
United States v. Johnson , 529 U.S. 53 December 8, 1999 March 1, 2000
34
Portuondo v. Agard , 529 U.S. 61 November 1, 1999 March 6, 2000
35
United States v. Locke , 529 U.S. 89 December 7, 1999 March 6, 2000
36
FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. , 529 U.S. 120 December 1, 1999 March 21, 2000
37
Cortez Byrd Chips, Inc. v. Bill Harbert Construction Co. , 529 U.S. 193 January 10, 2000 March 21, 2000
38
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc. , 529 U.S. 205 January 19, 2000 March 22, 2000
39
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth , 529 U.S. 217 November 9, 1999 March 22, 2000
40
Garner v. Jones , 529 U.S. 244 January 11, 2000 March 28, 2000
41
Florida v. J. L. , 529 U.S. 266 February 29, 2000 March 28, 2000
42
City of Erie v. Pap's A. M. , 529 U.S. 277 November 10, 1999 March 29, 2000
43
Free v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc. ,[1] 529 U.S. 333 March 27, 2000 April 3, 2000
44
Bond v. United States , 529 U.S. 334 February 29, 2000 April 17, 2000
45
Norfolk Southern Railroad Co. v. Shanklin , 529 U.S. 344 March 1, 2000 April 17, 2000
46
Terry Williams v. Taylor ,[2] 529 U.S. 362 October 4, 1999 April 18, 2000
47
Michael Williams v. Taylor , 529 U.S. 420 February 28, 2000 April 18, 2000
48
Edwards v. Carpenter , 529 U.S. 446 February 28, 2000 April 25, 2000
49
Nelson v. Adams USA, Inc. , 529 U.S. 460 March 27, 2000 April 25, 2000
50
Slack v. McDaniel , 529 U.S. 473 March 29, 2000 April 26, 2000
51
Beck v. Prupis , 529 U.S. 494 November 3, 1999 April 26, 2000
52
Carmell v. Texas , 529 U.S. 513 November 30, 1999 May 1, 2000
53
Christensen v. Harris County , 529 U.S. 576 February 23, 2000 May 1, 2000
54
United States v. Morrison , 529 U.S. 598 January 11, 2000 May 15, 2000
55
Fischer v. United States (2000) , 529 U.S. 667 February 22, 2000 May 15, 2000
56
Johnson v. United States , 529 U.S. 694 February 22, 2000 May 15, 2000
57
Public Lands Council v. Babbitt , 529 U.S. 728 March 1, 2000 May 15, 2000
58
Ohler v. United States , 529 U.S. 753 March 20, 2000 May 22, 2000
59
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States ex rel. Stevens , 529 U.S. 765 November 29, 1999 May 22, 2000
60
United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. , 529 U.S. 803 November 30, 1999 May 22, 2000
61
Jones v. United States , 529 U.S. 848 March 21, 2000 May 22, 2000
62
Geier v. American Honda Motor Co. , 529 U.S. 861 December 7, 1999 May 22, 2000
63
Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co. v. Union Planters Bank, N.A. , 530 U.S. 1 March 20, 2000 May 30, 2000
64
Raleigh v. Illinois Dept. of Revenue , 530 U.S. 15 April 17, 2000 May 30, 2000
65
United States v. Hubbell , 530 U.S. 27 February 22, 2000 June 5, 2000
66
Troxel v. Granville , 530 U.S. 57 January 12, 2000 June 5, 2000
67
Sims v. Apfel , 530 U.S. 103 March 28, 2000 June 5, 2000
68
Castillo v. United States , 530 U.S. 120 April 24, 2000 June 5, 2000
69
Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. , 530 U.S. 133 March 21, 2000 June 12, 2000
70
Ramdass v. Angelone , 530 U.S. 156 April 18, 2000 June 12, 2000
71
Pegram v. Herdrich , 530 U.S. 211 February 23, 2000 June 12, 2000
72
Harris Trust and Savings Bank v. Salomon Smith Barney Inc. , 530 U.S. 238 April 17, 2000 June 12, 2000
73
Carter v. United States , 530 U.S. 255 April 19, 2000 June 12, 2000
74
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe , 530 U.S. 290 March 29, 2000 June 19, 2000
75
Miller v. French , 530 U.S. 327 April 18, 2000 June 19, 2000
76
Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council , 530 U.S. 363 March 22, 2000 June 19, 2000
77
Arizona v. California , 530 U.S. 392 April 25, 2000 June 19, 2000
78
Dickerson v. United States , 530 U.S. 428 April 19, 2000 June 26, 2000
79
Apprendi v. New Jersey , 530 U.S. 466 March 28, 2000 June 26, 2000
80
California Democratic Party v. Jones , 530 U.S. 567 April 24, 2000 June 26, 2000
81
Mobil Oil Exploration & Producing Southeast, Inc. v. United States , 530 U.S. 604 March 22, 2000 June 26, 2000
82
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale , 530 U.S. 640 April 26, 2000 June 28, 2000
83
Hill v. Colorado , 530 U.S. 703 January 19, 2000 June 28, 2000
84
Mitchell v. Helms , 530 U.S. 793 December 1, 1999 June 28, 2000
85
Stenberg v. Carhart , 530 U.S. 914 April 25, 2000 June 28, 2000
#
Case name and citation
Argued
Decided
Rehnquist
Stevens
O'Connor
Scalia
Kennedy
Souter
Thomas
Ginsburg
Breyer
1999 term membership and statistics
This was the fourteenth term of Chief Justice Rehnquist's tenure, and the sixth consecutive term in which the Court's membership had not changed.
Justice
Appointment history
Agreement with judgment
Opinions filed
Seniority
Name
President
Date confirmed
%
#
Total
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Richard Nixon [3]
January 7, 1972
89.4%
76/85
9
0
2
3
14
Associate Justice
John Paul Stevens
Gerald Ford
December 19, 1975
61.2%
52/85
7
7
2
22
38
Associate Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor
Ronald Reagan
September 25, 1981
95.2%
80/84
8
6
0
1
15
Associate Justice
Antonin Scalia
Ronald Reagan
September 26, 1986
82.4%
70/85
8
8
1
8
25
Associate Justice
Anthony Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
February 18, 1988
88.2%
75/85
10
5
0
4
19
Associate Justice
David Souter
George H. W. Bush
October 9, 1990
77.6%
66/85
8
5
4
6
23
Associate Justice
Clarence Thomas
George H. W. Bush
October 23, 1991
84.7%
72/85
8
8
1
4
21
Associate Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Bill Clinton
August 10, 1993
72.9%
62/85
8
4
1
5
18
Associate Justice
Stephen Breyer
Bill Clinton
August 3, 1994
80%
68/85
8
8
0
9
25
Notes on statistics:
Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included.
Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point.
Totals
74
51
11
62
198
Notes
^ The Court's per curiam opinion in Free v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc. , 529 U.S. 333 (2000), noted that the judgment was affirmed by an equally divided Court .
^ In Terry Williams v. Taylor , 529 U.S. 362 (2000), the Court issued two majority opinions, each dealing with separate issues of the case: one authored by Justice Stevens and one authored by Justice O'Connor.
^ Rehnquist was initially appointed by Nixon to the Court as an Associate Justice. He was subsequently appointed to serve as Chief Justice by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed in that position September 26, 1986.
References
Supreme Court of the United States 1999 term
(October 4, 1999 - October 1, 2000)
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