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2000 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Kestutis Zadvydas v. Christine G. Davis and Immigration and Naturalization Service

533 U.S. 678 · 121 S. Ct. 2491 · 2001 U.S. LEXIS 4912

The record

Term
2000
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
99-7791
U.S. Reports
533 U.S. 678
S. Ct. citation
121 S. Ct. 2491
LEXIS citation
2001 U.S. LEXIS 4912

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Kestutis Zadvydas v. Christine G. Davis and Immigration and Naturalization Service.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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