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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	UNITED STATES v. ANTONIO J. MORRISON, et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	May 15, 2000
Date Argument	January 11, 2000
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	529 U.S. 598 120 S. Ct. 1740 2000 U.S. LEXIS 3422 146 L. Ed. 2d 658
Docket	99-5

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Virginia Western U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Petitioner	United States
Respondent	student, or applicant for admission to an educational institution

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 3)	FEDERALISM National Supremacy: Miscellaneous INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 42 U.S.C. § 1398
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia Kennedy regular concurrence Thomas dissent Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 3)	FEDERALISM National Supremacy: Miscellaneous CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fourteenth Amendment (enforcement clause)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia Kennedy regular concurrence Thomas dissent Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer
Issue/Legal Provision (3 of 3)	FEDERALISM National Supremacy: Miscellaneous CONSTITUTION Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 3 (interstate commerce clause)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia Kennedy regular concurrence Thomas dissent Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer

Supreme Court Database Detail

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1999-057-01

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