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2001 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina State Ports Authority et al.

535 U.S. 743 · 122 S. Ct. 1864 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 3794

The record

Term
2001
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
01-46
U.S. Reports
535 U.S. 743
S. Ct. citation
122 S. Ct. 1864
LEXIS citation
2002 U.S. LEXIS 3794

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina State Ports Authority et al.
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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