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2001 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services v. Irene Blumer

534 U.S. 473 · 122 S. Ct. 962 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 1173

The record

Term
2001
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
00-952
U.S. Reports
534 U.S. 473
S. Ct. citation
122 S. Ct. 962
LEXIS citation
2002 U.S. LEXIS 1173

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services v. Irene Blumer.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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