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2004 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Ricky Bell, Warden v. Gary Bradford Cone

543 U.S. 447 · 125 S. Ct. 847 · 2005 U.S. LEXIS 1369

The record

Term
2004
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
04-394
U.S. Reports
543 U.S. 447
S. Ct. citation
125 S. Ct. 847
LEXIS citation
2005 U.S. LEXIS 1369

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Ricky Bell, Warden v. Gary Bradford Cone.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
David SouterRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence

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