2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
William Overton, Director, Michigan Department of Corrections, et al. v. Michelle Bazzetta et al.
539 U.S. 126 · 123 S. Ct. 2162 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4781
The record
- Term
- 2002
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 02-94
- U.S. Reports
- 539 U.S. 126
- S. Ct. citation
- 123 S. Ct. 2162
- LEXIS citation
- 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4781
How the bench divided
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M 3 majorityC 6 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| David Souter | Regular concurrence |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Regular concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
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