Tennessee v. Lane

Tennessee v. Lane
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 13, 2004
Decided May 17, 2004
Full case nameTennessee, Petitioner v. George Lane et al.
Citations541 U.S. 509 (more)
124 S. Ct. 1978; 158 L. Ed. 2d 820
Case history
PriorLane v. Tennessee, 315 F.3d 680 (6th Cir. 2003); cert. granted, 539 U.S. 941 (2003).
Holding
Congress has the power under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to abrogate the States' sovereign immunity in cases implicating the fundamental right of access to the courts.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityStevens, joined by O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
ConcurrenceSouter, joined by Ginsburg
ConcurrenceGinsburg, joined by Souter, Breyer
DissentRehnquist, joined by Kennedy, Thomas
DissentScalia
DissentThomas

Tennessee v. Lane, 541 U.S. 509 (2004), was a case in the Supreme Court of the United States involving Congress's enforcement powers under section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment.[1]

  1. ^ Tennessee v. Lane, 541 U.S. 509 (2004).