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2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe

537 U.S. 465 · 123 S. Ct. 1126 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 1944

The record

Term
2002
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
01-1067
U.S. Reports
537 U.S. 465
S. Ct. citation
123 S. Ct. 1126
LEXIS citation
2003 U.S. LEXIS 1944

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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