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2000 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Gail Atwater, et al. v. City of Lago Vista et al.

532 U.S. 318 · 121 S. Ct. 1536 · 2001 U.S. LEXIS 3366

The record

Term
2000
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
99-1408
U.S. Reports
532 U.S. 318
S. Ct. citation
121 S. Ct. 1536
LEXIS citation
2001 U.S. LEXIS 3366

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Gail Atwater, et al. v. City of Lago Vista et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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