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2000 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, et al., v. Patricia Garrett, et al.

531 U.S. 356 · 121 S. Ct. 955 · 2001 U.S. LEXIS 1700

The record

Term
2000
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
99-1240
U.S. Reports
531 U.S. 356
S. Ct. citation
121 S. Ct. 955
LEXIS citation
2001 U.S. LEXIS 1700

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, et al., v. Patricia Garrett, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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