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2003 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, et al. v. United States District Court for the District of Columbia et al.

542 U.S. 367 · 124 S. Ct. 2576 · 2004 U.S. LEXIS 4576

The record

Term
2003
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
03-475
U.S. Reports
542 U.S. 367
S. Ct. citation
124 S. Ct. 2576
LEXIS citation
2004 U.S. LEXIS 4576

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, et al. v. United States District Court for the District of Columbia et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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