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1992 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

James Rowland, Former Director, California Department of Corrections, et al. v. California Men'S Colony, Unit II Men'S Advisory Council

506 U.S. 194 · 113 S. Ct. 716 · 1993 U.S. LEXIS 827

The record

Term
1992
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
91-1188
U.S. Reports
506 U.S. 194
S. Ct. citation
113 S. Ct. 716
LEXIS citation
1993 U.S. LEXIS 827

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in James Rowland, Former Director, California Department of Corrections, et al. v. California Men'S Colony, Unit II Men'S Advisory Council.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
David SouterMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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