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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-0

United States Department of State v. Michael D. Ray et al.

502 U.S. 164 · 112 S. Ct. 541 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 7177

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
90-747
U.S. Reports
502 U.S. 164
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 541
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 7177

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States Department of State v. Michael D. Ray et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
David SouterMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Anthony KennedySpecial concurrence
Clarence ThomasUnknown

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