2004 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Jose Ernesto Medellin v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
544 U.S. 660 · 125 S. Ct. 2088 · 2005 U.S. LEXIS 4344
The record
- Term
- 2004
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 04-5928
- U.S. Reports
- 544 U.S. 660
- S. Ct. citation
- 125 S. Ct. 2088
- LEXIS citation
- 2005 U.S. LEXIS 4344
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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