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State of Kansas v. States of Nebraska and Colorado

538 U.S. 720 · Decided May 19, 2003 · Supreme Court of the United States

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State of Kansas v. States of Nebraska and Colorado was decided on May 19, 2003 unanimously (9–0). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Non-real property dispute between states” in the Interstate Relations area.

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Case details

Citations
538 U.S. 720 · 123 S. Ct. 1898 · 155 L. Ed. 2d 951 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4058
Docket number
126 ORIG
Decided
May 19, 2003
Decision type
Decree
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
Vote
9–0 (unanimous)
How the case arrived
Original jurisdiction
Decision direction (SCDB)
Unspecifiable what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Chief Justice William H. RehnquistMajority
Justice John Paul StevensMajority
Justice Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Justice Antonin ScaliaMajority
Justice Anthony M. KennedyMajority
Justice David H. SouterMajority
Justice Clarence ThomasMajority
Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Justice Stephen G. BreyerMajority

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State of Kansas v. States of Nebraska and Colorado

SCDB identifiers: case 2002-056, docket 2002-056-01.

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