2004 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
McCreary County, Kentucky, et al. v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky et al.
545 U.S. 844 · 125 S. Ct. 2722 · 2005 U.S. LEXIS 5211
The record
- Term
- 2004
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 03-1693
- U.S. Reports
- 545 U.S. 844
- S. Ct. citation
- 125 S. Ct. 2722
- LEXIS citation
- 2005 U.S. LEXIS 5211
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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