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2001 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

535 U.S. 137 · 122 S. Ct. 1275 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 2147

The record

Term
2001
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
00-1595
U.S. Reports
535 U.S. 137
S. Ct. citation
122 S. Ct. 1275
LEXIS citation
2002 U.S. LEXIS 2147

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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