2003 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1
Yaser Esam Hamdi and Esam Fouad Hamdi as Next Friend of Yaser Esam Hamdi v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al.
542 U.S. 507 · 124 S. Ct. 2633 · 2004 U.S. LEXIS 4761
The record
- Term
- 2003
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 03-6696
- U.S. Reports
- 542 U.S. 507
- S. Ct. citation
- 124 S. Ct. 2633
- LEXIS citation
- 2004 U.S. LEXIS 4761
How the bench divided
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M 4 majorityC 4 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Judgment of the Court |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| David Souter | Special concurrence |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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