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1993 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Oregon Waste Systems, Inc., et al. v. Department of Environmental Quality of the State of Oregon et al.

511 U.S. 93 · 114 S. Ct. 1345 · 1994 U.S. LEXIS 2659

The record

Term
1993
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
93-70
U.S. Reports
511 U.S. 93
S. Ct. citation
114 S. Ct. 1345
LEXIS citation
1994 U.S. LEXIS 2659

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Oregon Waste Systems, Inc., et al. v. Department of Environmental Quality of the State of Oregon et al.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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