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STATE OF ARIZONA v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al. (June 19, 2000)

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STATE OF ARIZONA v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.
Term: 1999
Important Dates
Argued: April 25, 2000
Decided: June 19, 2000
Vote
6-3
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedyAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul Stevens
Dissenting
Sandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistClarence Thomas

STATE OF ARIZONA v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 19, 2000. The case was argued before the court on April 25, 2000.

The U.S. Supreme Court made a 6-3 ruling.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians (other than pertains to state jurisdiction over)
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Arizona
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: California
  • Citation: 530 U.S. 392
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Original
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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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