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2000 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Lackawanna County District Attorney, et al. v. Edward R. Coss, Jr.

532 U.S. 394 · 121 S. Ct. 1567 · 2001 U.S. LEXIS 3369

The record

Term
2000
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
99-1884
U.S. Reports
532 U.S. 394
S. Ct. citation
121 S. Ct. 1567
LEXIS citation
2001 U.S. LEXIS 3369

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Lackawanna County District Attorney, et al. v. Edward R. Coss, Jr.
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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