2001 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Western States Medical Center et al.
535 U.S. 357 · 122 S. Ct. 1497 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 3035
The record
- Term
- 2001
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 01-344
- U.S. Reports
- 535 U.S. 357
- S. Ct. citation
- 122 S. Ct. 1497
- LEXIS citation
- 2002 U.S. LEXIS 3035
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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