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1994 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Guernsey Memorial Hospital

514 U.S. 87 · 115 S. Ct. 1232 · 1995 U.S. LEXIS 1808

The record

Term
1994
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
93-1251
U.S. Reports
514 U.S. 87
S. Ct. citation
115 S. Ct. 1232
LEXIS citation
1995 U.S. LEXIS 1808

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Guernsey Memorial Hospital.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
David SouterDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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