Harold F. Rice v. Benjamin J. Cayetano
528 U.S. 495 · Decided February 23, 2000 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Harold F. Rice v. Benjamin J. Cayetano was decided on February 23, 2000 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Voting” in the Civil Rights area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 528 U.S. 495 · 120 S. Ct. 1044 · 145 L. Ed. 2d 1007 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 1538
- Docket number
- 98-818
- Decided
- February 23, 2000
- Argued
- October 6, 1999
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Anthony M. Kennedy
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Voting
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fifteenth Amendment
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Held unconstitutional
- A state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice David H. Souter | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Harold F. Rice v. Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii
SCDB identifiers: case 1999-031, docket 1999-031-01.
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