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Legal Citation: 514 U.S. 779 (1995)

Petitioner
U.S. Term Limits, Inc.

Respondents
Ray Thornton, Winston Bryant, Bobbie Hill

Petitioner's Claim
That Amendment 73 to the Arkansas Constitution, which limited the terms of officials elected to office in the legislative branch of the federal government, does not violate the Qualifications Clause or any other part of the U.S. Constitution.

Chief Lawyers for Petitioner
George O. Jernigan, Jr., Richard F. Hatfield, Winston Bryant

Chief Lawyers for Respondents
Doyle L. Webb, Stephen Engstrom, Elizabeth J. Robben, Sherry P. Bartley

Justices for the Court
Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony M. Kennedy, David H. Souter, John Paul Stevens (writing for the Court)

Justices Dissenting
Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas