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1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank and United States

527 U.S. 627 · 119 S. Ct. 2199 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 4376

The record

Term
1998
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
98-531
U.S. Reports
527 U.S. 627
S. Ct. citation
119 S. Ct. 2199
LEXIS citation
1999 U.S. LEXIS 4376

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank and United States.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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