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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Carol Ankenbrandt, as Next Friend and Mother of L. R. and S. R. v. Jon A. Richards and Debra Kesler

504 U.S. 689 · 112 S. Ct. 2206 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3547

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
91-367
U.S. Reports
504 U.S. 689
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 2206
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 3547

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Carol Ankenbrandt, as Next Friend and Mother of L. R. and S. R. v. Jon A. Richards and Debra Kesler.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence

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