2003 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General of Missouri v. Missouri Municipal League et al.
541 U.S. 125 · 124 S. Ct. 1555 · 2004 U.S. LEXIS 2377
The record
- Term
- 2003
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 02-1238
- U.S. Reports
- 541 U.S. 125
- S. Ct. citation
- 124 S. Ct. 1555
- LEXIS citation
- 2004 U.S. LEXIS 2377
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCD
M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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