2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Barbara Grutter v. Lee Bollinger et al.
539 U.S. 306 · 123 S. Ct. 2325 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4800
The record
- Term
- 2002
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 02-241
- U.S. Reports
- 539 U.S. 306
- S. Ct. citation
- 123 S. Ct. 2325
- LEXIS citation
- 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4800
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Regular concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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