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TENNESSEE STUDENT ASSISTANCE CORPORATION v. PAMELA L. HOOD (2004)

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TENNESSEE STUDENT ASSISTANCE CORPORATION v. PAMELA L. HOOD
Term: 2003
Important Dates
Argued: March 1, 2004
Decided: May 17, 2004
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-2
Majority
Stephen BreyerAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul Stevens
Concurring
Ruth Bader GinsburgDavid Souter
Dissenting
Antonin ScaliaClarence Thomas

TENNESSEE STUDENT ASSISTANCE CORPORATION v. PAMELA L. HOOD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 17, 2004. The case was argued before the court on March 1, 2004.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Tennessee Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federalism - national supremacy: miscellaneous
  • Petitioner: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Petitioner state: Tennessee
  • Respondent type: Student, or applicant for admission to an educational institution
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 541 U.S. 440
  • 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: William Rehnquist

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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