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2000 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, et al.

531 U.S. 159 · 121 S. Ct. 675 · 2001 U.S. LEXIS 640

The record

Term
2000
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
99-1178
U.S. Reports
531 U.S. 159
S. Ct. citation
121 S. Ct. 675
LEXIS citation
2001 U.S. LEXIS 640

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, 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