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2004 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Claude M. Ballard, et ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

544 U.S. 40 · 125 S. Ct. 1270 · 2005 U.S. LEXIS 2403

The record

Term
2004
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
03-184
U.S. Reports
544 U.S. 40
S. Ct. citation
125 S. Ct. 1270
LEXIS citation
2005 U.S. LEXIS 2403

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Claude M. Ballard, et ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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