Job: 538BV$ Take: SPN1 10-28-04 13:29:42 The dashed line indicates the top edge of the book. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES REPORTS 538 OCT. TERM 2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dashed line indicates the bottom edge of the book. This camera copy was created for books with spines up to 31⁄4Љ wide. For smaller books, it must be centered on the spine and trimmed left and right as needed. 538BV$TITL 11-01-04 14:51:00 UNITED STATES REPORTS VOLUME 538 CASES ADJUDGED IN THE SUPREME COURT AT OCTOBER TERM, 2002 March 5 Through May 27, 2003 Together With Opinion of Individual Justice in Chambers FRANK D. WAGNER reporter of decisions WASHINGTON : 2004 Printed on Uncoated Permanent Printing Paper For sale by the U. S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-9328 538BV$ Unit: $UII [07-26-04 10:42:47] PGT: FRTBX Ⅵ Erratum 536 U. S. 39, line 19: “respodent’s” should be “respondent’s”. ii 538BV$ Unit: UIII [10-28-04 19:57:07] PGT: FRTBX Ⅵ JUSTICES of the SUPREME COURT during the time of these reports WILLIAM H. REHNQUIST, Chief Justice. JOHN PAUL STEVENS, Associate Justice. SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR, Associate Justice. ANTONIN SCALIA, Associate Justice. ANTHONY M. KENNEDY, Associate Justice. DAVID H. SOUTER, Associate Justice. CLARENCE THOMAS, Associate Justice. RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Associate Justice. STEPHEN BREYER, Associate Justice. officers of the court JOHN D. ASHCROFT, Attorney General. THEODORE B. OLSON, Solicitor General. WILLIAM K. SUTER, Clerk. FRANK D. WAGNER, Reporter of Decisions. PAMELA TALKIN, Marshal. SHELLEY L. DOWLING, Librarian.* *Ms. Dowling retired as Librarian effective May 30, 2003. iii 538BV$ Unit: $UIV [10-28-04 19:58:07] PGT: FRTBX Ⅵ SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Allotment of Justices It is ordered that the following allotment be made of the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of this Court among the circuits, pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section 42, and that such allotment be entered of record, effective September 30, 1994, viz.: For the District of Columbia Circuit, William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice. For the First Circuit, David H. Souter, Associate Justice. For the Second Circuit, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice. For the Third Circuit, David H. Souter, Associate Justice. For the Fourth Circuit, William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice. For the Fifth Circuit, Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice. For the Sixth Circuit, John Paul Stevens, Associate Justice. For the Seventh Circuit, John Paul Stevens, Associate Justice. For the Eighth Circuit, Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice. For the Ninth Circuit, Sandra Day O’Connor, Associate Justice. For the Tenth Circuit, Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice. For the Eleventh Circuit, Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice. For the Federal Circuit, William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice. September 30, 1994. (For next previous allotment, and modifications, see 502 U. S., p. vi, 509 U. S., p. v, and 512 U. S., p. v.) iv Job: 538REP Unit: $U12 [10-26-04 12:44:43] PGT: TCR TABLE OF CASES REPORTED Note: All undesignated references herein to the United States Code are to the 2000 edition. Cases reported before page 901 are those decided with opinions of the Court or decisions per curiam. Cases reported on page 901 et seq. are those in which orders were entered. The opinion reported on page 1301 et seq. is that written in chambers by an individual Justice. Page A. v. Utah .......................................... 1035 aaiPharma Inc. v. Thompson ............................. 923 Abdelsamed v. United States ............................ 985 Abdullah v. Texas ..................................... 910 Abdul Malik v. Alam .................................. 1038 Abdul Malik v. Hill.................................... 1009 Abdur’Rahman v. Bell ................................. 973 Abdus-Samad v. United States ........................... 934 Abiola v. United States ................................ 956 ABKA Ltd. Partnership v. Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources 945 Abraham; Kalodner v. .................................. 1058 Abrego v. United States ................................ 925 Accrued Financial Services, Inc. v. Prime Retail, Inc. ......... 944 Ace/ClearDefense, Inc. v. Clear Defense, Inc. ................ 925 Acevedo v. Crosby .................................... 1037 Acevedo v. United States ............................... 1006 Acevedo-Hernandez v. United States ...................... 1006 Acosta-Olvera v. United States ........................... 1067 Actamed Corp.; Bau v. ................................. 907 Adames v. United States ............................... 1022 Adams v. Cockrell ..................................... 1001 Adams v. Missouri .................................... 932 Adams; Nova Chemicals Inc. v. ........................... 944 Adams v. Texas ...................................... 1020 Adams v. United States ................................ 1007 Adanandus v. King County Public Defense Office ............. 983 Addy v. United States ................................. 914 Adeogba v. Ashcroft ................................... 965 Adland; Russ v. ....................................... 999 v Job: 538REP Unit: $U12 [10-26-04 12:44:43] PGT: TCR vi TABLE OF CASES REPORTED Page Adoptive Parents; Howald v. ............................ 965 Adult Protective Services; Scott v. ....................... 910,996 Advance America; Ballard v. ............................ 906 Advanced Communication Design v. Premier Retail Networks . 999 Aetna U. S. Healthcare, Inc.; Ford v. ...................... 923 Afrasiabi v. Harvard Univ. .............................. 920 Agencia La Esperanza Corp. v. Orange Cty. Bd. of Supervisors . 916 Agim v. Taliaferro .................................... 958 Aguilar-Cardenas v. United States ........................ 938 Aguilar-Castillo v. United States ......................... 1007 Aguilar-Dozal v. United States ........................... 1007 Aguilar-Martinez v. United States ........................ 1065 Aguilera v. Daniels/Nicholson Ins. Agency .................. 916 Agustin v. England .................................... 972 Ahmed v. Hershey .................................... 983 Ainsworth v. Stanley .................................. 999 AirStar Helicopters, Inc. v. Federal Aviation Administration .... 977 Ajibade; Brooks v. .................................... 1054 Akhmad v. Farwell.................................... 986 Aki v. United States ................................... 991 Aksoy v. United States ................................. 955 Alabama; Brooks v. .................................... 932 Alabama v. Bryant .................................... 906 Alabama; Eckles v. .................................... 1063 Alabama; Nelson v. .................................... 926 Alabama; Thompson v. ................................. 917 Alabama Ins. Guaranty Assn. v. United States ............... 1031 Alabama Personnel Bd.; Harper v. ........................ 907 Alam; Abdul Malik v. .................................. 1038 Alam v. Alam ........................................ 1038 Alameda; Federal Aviation Administration v. ................ 1008 Alameida; Blasingame v. ................................ 932 Alameida; Guardado v. ................................. 950 Alameida; Hatfield v. .................................. 1059 Alameida; Jones v. .................................... 1005 Alameida; Lundh v. ................................... 927 Alameida; Miller v. .................................... 982 Alameida; Paige v. .................................... 1060 Alameida; Rios v. ..................................... 909 Alameida; Young v. .................................... 984 Alanis v. United States ................................. 937 Alaska v. United States ................................ 1055 Albert Gallatin Services; Medved v. ....................... 908 Alberto Vasquez v. United States ......................... 1006 Job: 538REP Unit: $U12 [10-26-04 12:44:43] PGT: TCR TABLE OF CASES REPORTED vii Page Alderete-Moncada v. United States ....................... 935 Al-Din Saddiq v. North Carolina ......................... 1042 Alese; Ward v. ....................................... 1041 Alexander v. Cain..................................... 1043 Alexander v. Intel-Foods Corp. ........................... 1042 Algee v. United States ................................. 925 Allen v. Crawford ..................................... 913 Allen v. Duncan ...................................... 931 Allen v. Epps ........................................ 931 Allen v. North Carolina ................................ 987 Allianz Ins. Co.; Continental Ins. Co. v. .................... 1013 Allied Systems, Ltd.; Teamsters v. ........................ 924 Allison v. Lusk ....................................... 962 Almodovar v. Greiner .................................. 951 Alomba v. Ashcroft .................................... 1063 Alonso-Flores v. United States ........................... 1047 Alston v. United States ................................ 938 Althouse v. Dallas County Jail Medical Dept. ................ 1063 Altmann; Republic of Austria v. .......................... 1029 Alvarado-Herrera v. United States ........................ 953 Alvarenga v. United States ............................. 1050 Alvarez v. United