1999 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
George Smith, Warden v. Lee Robbins
528 U.S. 259 · 120 S. Ct. 746 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 825
The record
- Term
- 1999
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 98-1037
- U.S. Reports
- 528 U.S. 259
- S. Ct. citation
- 120 S. Ct. 746
- LEXIS citation
- 2000 U.S. LEXIS 825
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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