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2001 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Republican Party of Minnesota, et al. v. Suzanne White, Chairperson, Minnesota Board of Judicial Standards, et al.

536 U.S. 765 · 122 S. Ct. 2528 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 4883

The record

Term
2001
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
01-521
U.S. Reports
536 U.S. 765
S. Ct. citation
122 S. Ct. 2528
LEXIS citation
2002 U.S. LEXIS 4883

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Republican Party of Minnesota, et al. v. Suzanne White, Chairperson, Minnesota Board of Judicial Standards, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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