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2000 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

David A. Gitlitz, et ux., et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

531 U.S. 206 · 121 S. Ct. 701 · 2001 U.S. LEXIS 638

The record

Term
2000
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
99-1295
U.S. Reports
531 U.S. 206
S. Ct. citation
121 S. Ct. 701
LEXIS citation
2001 U.S. LEXIS 638

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in David A. Gitlitz, et ux., et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerDissent

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