2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Beatrice Branch, et al. v. John Robert Smith et al.
538 U.S. 254 · 123 S. Ct. 1429 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 2709
The record
- Term
- 2002
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 01-1437
- U.S. Reports
- 538 U.S. 254
- S. Ct. citation
- 123 S. Ct. 1429
- LEXIS citation
- 2003 U.S. LEXIS 2709
How the bench divided
MMMCCCCDD
M 3 majorityC 4 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Regular concurrence |
| David Souter | Regular concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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