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2000 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Arkansas v. Kenneth Andrew Sullivan

532 U.S. 769 · 121 S. Ct. 1876 · 2001 U.S. LEXIS 4118

The record

Term
2000
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
00-262
U.S. Reports
532 U.S. 769
S. Ct. citation
121 S. Ct. 1876
LEXIS citation
2001 U.S. LEXIS 4118

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 4 concurring

How each justice voted in Arkansas v. Kenneth Andrew Sullivan.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence

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