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2000 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Buckhannon Board and Care Home, Inc., et al. v. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, et al.

532 U.S. 598 · 121 S. Ct. 1835 · 2001 U.S. LEXIS 4117

The record

Term
2000
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
99-1848
U.S. Reports
532 U.S. 598
S. Ct. citation
121 S. Ct. 1835
LEXIS citation
2001 U.S. LEXIS 4117

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Buckhannon Board and Care Home, Inc., et al. v. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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