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HAROLD F. RICE v. BENJAMIN J. CAYETANO, GOVERNOR OF HAWAII (2000)

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HAROLD F. RICE v. BENJAMIN J. CAYETANO, GOVERNOR OF HAWAII |
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Term: 1999 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 6, 1999 |
Decided: February 23, 2000 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
7-2 |
Majority |
Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas |
Concurring |
Stephen Breyer • David Souter |
Dissenting |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg • John Paul Stevens |
HAROLD F. RICE v. BENJAMIN J. CAYETANO, GOVERNOR OF HAWAII is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 23, 2000. The case was argued before the court on October 6, 1999.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Hawaii U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Voting
- Petitioner: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: Hawaii
- Citation: 528 U.S. 495
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Anthony Kennedy
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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