2001 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1
John Ashcroft, Attorney General v. American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
535 U.S. 564 · 122 S. Ct. 1700 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 3421
The record
- Term
- 2001
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 00-1293
- U.S. Reports
- 535 U.S. 564
- S. Ct. citation
- 122 S. Ct. 1700
- LEXIS citation
- 2002 U.S. LEXIS 3421
How the bench divided
MMMCCCCCD
M 3 majorityC 5 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Special concurrence |
| David Souter | Special concurrence |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Special concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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