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2004 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

State of Alaska v. United States of America

545 U.S. 75 · 125 S. Ct. 2137 · 2005 U.S. LEXIS 4654

The record

Term
2004
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Docket
128 ORIG
U.S. Reports
545 U.S. 75
S. Ct. citation
125 S. Ct. 2137
LEXIS citation
2005 U.S. LEXIS 4654

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in State of Alaska v. United States of America.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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