2001 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Susan Tave Zelman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Ohio, et al. v. Doris Simmons-Harris et al.
536 U.S. 639 · 122 S. Ct. 2460 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 4885
The record
- Term
- 2001
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 00-1751
- U.S. Reports
- 536 U.S. 639
- S. Ct. citation
- 122 S. Ct. 2460
- LEXIS citation
- 2002 U.S. LEXIS 4885
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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