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2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Richard E. Early, Warden, et al. v. William Packer

537 U.S. 3 · 123 S. Ct. 362 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 8314

The record

Term
2002
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
01-1765
U.S. Reports
537 U.S. 3
S. Ct. citation
123 S. Ct. 362
LEXIS citation
2002 U.S. LEXIS 8314

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Richard E. Early, Warden, et al. v. William Packer.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority

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