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2003 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation v. Environmental Protection Agency et al.

540 U.S. 461 · 124 S. Ct. 983 · 2004 U.S. LEXIS 820

The record

Term
2003
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
02-658
U.S. Reports
540 U.S. 461
S. Ct. citation
124 S. Ct. 983
LEXIS citation
2004 U.S. LEXIS 820

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation v. Environmental Protection Agency et al.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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