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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2

Kenneth Hilton v. South Carolina Public Railways Commission

502 U.S. 197 · 112 S. Ct. 560 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 7176

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
90-848
U.S. Reports
502 U.S. 197
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 560
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 7176

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Kenneth Hilton v. South Carolina Public Railways Commission.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasUnknown

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