Case |
Issue |
Joined by |
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O'Connor, Scalia, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer |
Stevens and Kennedy filed dissents. |
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McConnell v. Federal Election Commission 540 U.S. (2003) |
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Campaign finance reform |
O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter; Stevens, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer (in part) |
Rehnquist filed one of three opinions for the Court. |
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McConnell v. Federal Election Commission 540 U.S. (2003) |
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Campaign finance reform |
Scalia, Kennedy |
Rehnquist also filed one of two opinions dissenting in part. |
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Unanimous |
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Establishment Clause: public funding |
Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
Rehnquist wrote for a 7-2 majority that upheld a state scholarship program that excluded only theology students from consideration. Scalia and Thomas filed dissents. |
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Confrontation Clause: hearsay |
O'Connor |
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Unanimous |
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BedRoc Ltd., LLC v. United States 541 U.S. 176 (2004) |
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O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy |
Stevens filed a dissent. |
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Tennessee Student Assistance Corp. v. Hood 541 U.S. 440 (2004) |
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Bankruptcy; state sovereignty |
Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
Thomas filed a dissent. |
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State sovereignty; Americans with Disabilities Act |
Kennedy, Thomas |
Rehnquist filed one of two dissents from Stevens' 5-4 decision. |
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Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer; O'Connor (in part) |
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Colorado General Assembly v. Salazar 541 U.S. 1093 (2004) |
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Electoral redistricting |
Scalia, Thomas |
Rehnquist dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari, arguing that the Court should review the Colorado Supreme Court's interpretation of the Federal Elections Clause in the U.S. Constitution that it was up to each state to decide for itself what "Legislature" meant in the context of what branch of government was empowered to redraw legislative districts. |
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Article III standing; Establishment Clause |
O'Connor; Thomas (in part) |
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Rehnquist filed one of three dissents from O'Connor's 6-3 decision. |
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O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas |
Stevens filed a dissent. |
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Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission 542 U.S. 1305 (2004) |
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Campaign finance reform |
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Rehnquist denied a request for an injunction pending appeal. |