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2003 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Cheryl K. Pliler, Warden v. Richard Herman Ford

542 U.S. 225 · 124 S. Ct. 2441 · 2004 U.S. LEXIS 4384

The record

Term
2003
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
03-221
U.S. Reports
542 U.S. 225
S. Ct. citation
124 S. Ct. 2441
LEXIS citation
2004 U.S. LEXIS 4384

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Cheryl K. Pliler, Warden v. Richard Herman Ford.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
David SouterSpecial concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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