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A Divided Court
Joining Stevens's majority decision were Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, David H. Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote separately to say he agreed with the result, though not the majority's reasoning.
Rehnquist and Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Clarence Thomas dissented. Those three, along with Scalia and Kennedy, formed 5-4 majorities in a series of previous cases that limited the power of Congress.
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Its not surprising to find the conservative judges willing to follow the constitution, reguardless of what their personal opinions are. I would be interested in reading Scalia's opinion, since he did not agree with the majority reasoning.