1999 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Scott Harold Southworth, et al.
529 U.S. 217 · 120 S. Ct. 1346 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 2196
The record
- Term
- 1999
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 98-1189
- U.S. Reports
- 529 U.S. 217
- S. Ct. citation
- 120 S. Ct. 1346
- LEXIS citation
- 2000 U.S. LEXIS 2196
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| David Souter | Special concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Special concurrence |
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