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2000 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Robert Shaw, et al. v. Kevin Murphy

532 U.S. 223 · 121 S. Ct. 1475 · 2001 U.S. LEXIS 3205

The record

Term
2000
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
99-1613
U.S. Reports
532 U.S. 223
S. Ct. citation
121 S. Ct. 1475
LEXIS citation
2001 U.S. LEXIS 3205

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Robert Shaw, et al. v. Kevin Murphy.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence

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