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2004 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

John F. Kowalski, Judge, 26TH Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, et al. v. John C. Tesmer, et al.

543 U.S. 125 · 125 S. Ct. 564 · 2004 U.S. LEXIS 8273

The record

Term
2004
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
03-407
U.S. Reports
543 U.S. 125
S. Ct. citation
125 S. Ct. 564
LEXIS citation
2004 U.S. LEXIS 8273

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in John F. Kowalski, Judge, 26TH Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, et al. v. John C. Tesmer, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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