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1999 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Friends of the Earth, Incorporated, et al. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (Toc), Inc.

528 U.S. 167 · 120 S. Ct. 693 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 501

The record

Term
1999
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
98-822
U.S. Reports
528 U.S. 167
S. Ct. citation
120 S. Ct. 693
LEXIS citation
2000 U.S. LEXIS 501

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Friends of the Earth, Incorporated, et al. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (Toc), Inc.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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