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2001 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2

Verizon Communications Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission, et al.

535 U.S. 467 · 122 S. Ct. 1646 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 3559

The record

Term
2001
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
00-511
U.S. Reports
535 U.S. 467
S. Ct. citation
122 S. Ct. 1646
LEXIS citation
2002 U.S. LEXIS 3559

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Verizon Communications Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorUnknown

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