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1999 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

United States v. Gary Locke, Governor of Washington, et al.

529 U.S. 89 · 120 S. Ct. 1135 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 1895

The record

Term
1999
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
98-1701
U.S. Reports
529 U.S. 89
S. Ct. citation
120 S. Ct. 1135
LEXIS citation
2000 U.S. LEXIS 1895

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in United States v. Gary Locke, Governor of Washington, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority

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