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1999 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Juatassa Sims v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security

530 U.S. 103 · 120 S. Ct. 2080 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 3766

The record

Term
1999
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
98-9537
U.S. Reports
530 U.S. 103
S. Ct. citation
120 S. Ct. 2080
LEXIS citation
2000 U.S. LEXIS 3766

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Juatassa Sims v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent