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2000 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Lorillard Tobacco Company, et al. v. Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al.

533 U.S. 525 · 121 S. Ct. 2404 · 2001 U.S. LEXIS 4911

The record

Term
2000
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
00-596
U.S. Reports
533 U.S. 525
S. Ct. citation
121 S. Ct. 2404
LEXIS citation
2001 U.S. LEXIS 4911

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Lorillard Tobacco Company, et al. v. Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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