2004 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-0
Azel P. Smith, et al. v. City of Jackson, Mississippi, et al.
544 U.S. 228 · 125 S. Ct. 1536 · 2005 U.S. LEXIS 2931
The record
- Term
- 2004
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 03-1160
- U.S. Reports
- 544 U.S. 228
- S. Ct. citation
- 125 S. Ct. 1536
- LEXIS citation
- 2005 U.S. LEXIS 2931
How the bench divided
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M 4 majorityC 4 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Regular concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Unknown |
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