2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Virginia v. Barry Elton Black, Richard J. Elliott, and Jonathan O'Mara
538 U.S. 343 · 123 S. Ct. 1536 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 2715
The record
- Term
- 2002
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 01-1107
- U.S. Reports
- 538 U.S. 343
- S. Ct. citation
- 123 S. Ct. 1536
- LEXIS citation
- 2003 U.S. LEXIS 2715
How the bench divided
MMMCCCCDD
M 3 majorityC 4 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Special concurrence |
| David Souter | Special concurrence |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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