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2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

American Insurance Association, et al. v. John Garamendi, Insurance Commissioner, State of California

539 U.S. 396 · 123 S. Ct. 2374 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4797

The record

Term
2002
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
02-722
U.S. Reports
539 U.S. 396
S. Ct. citation
123 S. Ct. 2374
LEXIS citation
2003 U.S. LEXIS 4797

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in American Insurance Association, et al. v. John Garamendi, Insurance Commissioner, State of California.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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