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1993 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

John H. Dalton, Secretary of the Navy, et al. v. Arlen Specter et al.

511 U.S. 462 · 114 S. Ct. 1719 · 1994 U.S. LEXIS 3778

The record

Term
1993
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
93-289
U.S. Reports
511 U.S. 462
S. Ct. citation
114 S. Ct. 1719
LEXIS citation
1994 U.S. LEXIS 3778

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 4 concurring

How each justice voted in John H. Dalton, Secretary of the Navy, et al. v. Arlen Specter et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
David SouterSpecial concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgSpecial concurrence

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