1999 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General of Missouri, et al. v. Shrink Missouri Government Pac et al.
528 U.S. 377 · 120 S. Ct. 897 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 826
The record
- Term
- 1999
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 98-963
- U.S. Reports
- 528 U.S. 377
- S. Ct. citation
- 120 S. Ct. 897
- LEXIS citation
- 2000 U.S. LEXIS 826
How the bench divided
MMMCCCDDD
M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Regular concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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