2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Nevada Department of Human Resources, et al. v. William Hibbs et al.
538 U.S. 721 · 123 S. Ct. 1972 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4272
The record
- Term
- 2002
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 01-1368
- U.S. Reports
- 538 U.S. 721
- S. Ct. citation
- 123 S. Ct. 1972
- LEXIS citation
- 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4272
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| David Souter | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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