LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION v. CARMEN VELAZQUEZ, et al. (2001)
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| LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION v. CARMEN VELAZQUEZ, et al. |
|---|
| Term: 2000 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 4, 2000 |
| Decided: February 28, 2001 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • David Souter • John Paul Stevens |
| Dissenting |
| Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas |
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION v. CARMEN VELAZQUEZ, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 2001. The case was argued before the court on October 4, 2000.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: First Amendment - First Amendment, miscellaneous (cf. comity: First Amendment)
- Petitioner: Legal Services Corporation
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 531 U.S. 533
- 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 liberal.
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