2004 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Michael Clingman, Secretary, Oklahoma State Election Board, et al. v. Andrea L. Beaver et al.
544 U.S. 581 · 125 S. Ct. 2029 · 2005 U.S. LEXIS 4181
The record
- Term
- 2004
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 04-37
- U.S. Reports
- 544 U.S. 581
- S. Ct. citation
- 125 S. Ct. 2029
- LEXIS citation
- 2005 U.S. LEXIS 4181
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
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