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1999 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Food and Drug Administration, et al. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, et al.

529 U.S. 120 · 120 S. Ct. 1291 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 2195

The record

Term
1999
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
98-1152
U.S. Reports
529 U.S. 120
S. Ct. citation
120 S. Ct. 1291
LEXIS citation
2000 U.S. LEXIS 2195

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Food and Drug Administration, et al. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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