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2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Rex R. Sprietsma, Administrator of the Estate of Jeanne Sprietsma, Deceased v. Mercury Marine, a Division of Brunswick Corporation

537 U.S. 51 · 123 S. Ct. 518 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 9067

The record

Term
2002
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
01-706
U.S. Reports
537 U.S. 51
S. Ct. citation
123 S. Ct. 518
LEXIS citation
2002 U.S. LEXIS 9067

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Rex R. Sprietsma, Administrator of the Estate of Jeanne Sprietsma, Deceased v. Mercury Marine, a Division of Brunswick Corporation.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority