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2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Connecticut Department of Public Safety, et al. v. John Doe, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated

538 U.S. 1 · 123 S. Ct. 1160 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 1951

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
01-1231
U.S. Reports
538 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
123 S. Ct. 1160
LEXIS citation
2003 U.S. LEXIS 1951

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 4 concurring

How each justice voted in Connecticut Department of Public Safety, et al. v. John Doe, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
David SouterRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence

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