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1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Irving Rust, et al. v. Sullivan, Louis W., Secretary of Health and Human Services

500 U.S. 173 · 111 S. Ct. 1759 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 2908

The record

Term
1990
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
89-1391
U.S. Reports
500 U.S. 173
S. Ct. citation
111 S. Ct. 1759
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 2908

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Irving Rust, et al. v. Sullivan, Louis W., Secretary of Health and Human Services.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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