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2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Desert Palace, Inc., dba Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino v. Catharina F. Costa

539 U.S. 90 · 123 S. Ct. 2148 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4422

The record

Term
2002
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
02-679
U.S. Reports
539 U.S. 90
S. Ct. citation
123 S. Ct. 2148
LEXIS citation
2003 U.S. LEXIS 4422

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Desert Palace, Inc., dba Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino v. Catharina F. Costa.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence