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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2

Robert C. Rufo, Sheriff of Suffolk County, et al. v. Inmates of the Suffolk County Jail, et al.

502 U.S. 367 · 112 S. Ct. 748 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 377

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
90-954
U.S. Reports
502 U.S. 367
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 748
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 377

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Robert C. Rufo, Sheriff of Suffolk County, et al. v. Inmates of the Suffolk County Jail, et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Clarence ThomasUnknown

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