Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services v. Irene Blumer
534 U.S. 473 · Decided February 20, 2002 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services v. Irene Blumer was decided on February 20, 2002 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state legislation or regulation” in the Federalism area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 534 U.S. 473 · 122 S. Ct. 962 · 151 L. Ed. 2d 935 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 1173
- Docket number
- 00-952
- Decided
- February 20, 2002
- Argued
- December 3, 2001
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- 42 U.S.C. § 1396
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- 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 | Dissent | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Dissent | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority |
Full case caption
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services v. Irene Blumer
SCDB identifiers: case 2001-023, docket 2001-023-01.
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