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2001 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, et al. v. Janette Knudson and Eric Knudson

534 U.S. 204 · 122 S. Ct. 708 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 399

The record

Term
2001
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
99-1786
U.S. Reports
534 U.S. 204
S. Ct. citation
122 S. Ct. 708
LEXIS citation
2002 U.S. LEXIS 399

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, et al. v. Janette Knudson and Eric Knudson.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent