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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Terry Foucha v. Louisiana

504 U.S. 71 · 112 S. Ct. 1780 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 2703

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
90-5844
U.S. Reports
504 U.S. 71
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 1780
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 2703

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Terry Foucha v. Louisiana.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
David SouterMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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