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

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TENNESSEE STUDENT ASSISTANCE CORPORATION v. PAMELA L. HOOD |
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Term: 2003 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 1, 2004 |
Decided: May 17, 2004 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
7-2 |
Majority |
Stephen Breyer • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens |
Concurring |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter |
Dissenting |
Antonin Scalia • Clarence 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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