1992 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Stephen Buckley v. Michael Fitzsimmons et al.
509 U.S. 259 · 113 S. Ct. 2606 · 1993 U.S. LEXIS 4400
The record
- Term
- 1992
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 91-7849
- U.S. Reports
- 509 U.S. 259
- S. Ct. citation
- 113 S. Ct. 2606
- LEXIS citation
- 1993 U.S. LEXIS 4400
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
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