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2000 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

James Alexander, Director, Alabama Department of Public Safety, et al. v. Martha Sandoval, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated

532 U.S. 275 · 121 S. Ct. 1511 · 2001 U.S. LEXIS 3367

The record

Term
2000
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
99-1908
U.S. Reports
532 U.S. 275
S. Ct. citation
121 S. Ct. 1511
LEXIS citation
2001 U.S. LEXIS 3367

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in James Alexander, Director, Alabama Department of Public Safety, et al. v. Martha Sandoval, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated.
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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