1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Jefferson County, Alabama v. William M. Acker, Jr., Senior Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, and U. W. Clemon, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
527 U.S. 423 · 119 S. Ct. 2069 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 4202
The record
- Term
- 1998
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 98-10
- U.S. Reports
- 527 U.S. 423
- S. Ct. citation
- 119 S. Ct. 2069
- LEXIS citation
- 1999 U.S. LEXIS 4202
How the bench divided
MMMCCCCDD
M 3 majorityC 4 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Regular concurrence |
| David Souter | Regular concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Regular concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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