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2000 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

George W. Bush and Richard Cheney v. Albert Gore, Jr., et al.

531 U.S. 98 · 121 S. Ct. 525 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 8430

The record

Term
2000
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
00-949
U.S. Reports
531 U.S. 98
S. Ct. citation
121 S. Ct. 525
LEXIS citation
2000 U.S. LEXIS 8430

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in George W. Bush and Richard Cheney v. Albert Gore, Jr., 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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