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2003 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

United States v. Billy Jo Lara

541 U.S. 193 · 124 S. Ct. 1628 · 2004 U.S. LEXIS 2738

The record

Term
2003
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
03-107
U.S. Reports
541 U.S. 193
S. Ct. citation
124 S. Ct. 1628
LEXIS citation
2004 U.S. LEXIS 2738

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Billy Jo Lara.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedySpecial concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence
Antonin ScaliaDissent
David SouterDissent

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