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2004 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Ricky Bell, Warden v. Gregory Thompson

545 U.S. 794 · 125 S. Ct. 2825 · 2005 U.S. LEXIS 5213

The record

Term
2004
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
04-514
U.S. Reports
545 U.S. 794
S. Ct. citation
125 S. Ct. 2825
LEXIS citation
2005 U.S. LEXIS 5213

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Ricky Bell, Warden v. Gregory Thompson.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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