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2003 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense v. Jose Padilla and Donna R. Newman, as Next Friend of Jose Padilla

542 U.S. 426 · 124 S. Ct. 2711 · 2004 U.S. LEXIS 4759

The record

Term
2003
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
03-1027
U.S. Reports
542 U.S. 426
S. Ct. citation
124 S. Ct. 2711
LEXIS citation
2004 U.S. LEXIS 4759

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense v. Jose Padilla and Donna R. Newman, as Next Friend of Jose Padilla.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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