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1999 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Harold F. Rice v. Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii

528 U.S. 495 · 120 S. Ct. 1044 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 1538

The record

Term
1999
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
98-818
U.S. Reports
528 U.S. 495
S. Ct. citation
120 S. Ct. 1044
LEXIS citation
2000 U.S. LEXIS 1538

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Harold F. Rice v. Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
David SouterSpecial concurrence
Stephen BreyerSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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