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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Keith Jacobson v. United States

503 U.S. 540 · 112 S. Ct. 1535 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 2117

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
90-1124
U.S. Reports
503 U.S. 540
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 1535
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 2117

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Keith Jacobson v. United States.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent

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