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2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

United States v. Navajo Nation

537 U.S. 488 · 123 S. Ct. 1079 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 1946

The record

Term
2002
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
01-1375
U.S. Reports
537 U.S. 488
S. Ct. citation
123 S. Ct. 1079
LEXIS citation
2003 U.S. LEXIS 1946

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Navajo Nation.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
David SouterDissent

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