2003 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Mitch McConnell, United States Senator, et al. v. Federal Election Commission, et al.
540 U.S. 93 · 124 S. Ct. 619 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 9195
The record
- Term
- 2003
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed in part
- Docket
- 02-1674
- U.S. Reports
- 540 U.S. 93
- S. Ct. citation
- 124 S. Ct. 619
- LEXIS citation
- 2003 U.S. LEXIS 9195
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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