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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Leona Benten, et al. v. David Kessler, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, et al.

505 U.S. 1084 · 112 S. Ct. 2929 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 4756

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
A-40
U.S. Reports
505 U.S. 1084
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 2929
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 4756

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Leona Benten, et al. v. David Kessler, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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