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2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Eric Eldred, et al. v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General

537 U.S. 186 · 123 S. Ct. 769 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 751

The record

Term
2002
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
01-618
U.S. Reports
537 U.S. 186
S. Ct. citation
123 S. Ct. 769
LEXIS citation
2003 U.S. LEXIS 751

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Eric Eldred, et al. v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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