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2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Susan Jinks v. Richland County, South Carolina

538 U.S. 456 · 123 S. Ct. 1667 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 3241

The record

Term
2002
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
02-258
U.S. Reports
538 U.S. 456
S. Ct. citation
123 S. Ct. 1667
LEXIS citation
2003 U.S. LEXIS 3241

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Susan Jinks v. Richland County, South Carolina.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
David SouterRegular concurrence

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