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1994 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Fred A. Whitaker v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco County (Merrill Reese, Inc., Real Party in Interest)

514 U.S. 208 · 115 S. Ct. 1446 · 1995 U.S. LEXIS 2544

The record

Term
1994
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
94-7743
U.S. Reports
514 U.S. 208
S. Ct. citation
115 S. Ct. 1446
LEXIS citation
1995 U.S. LEXIS 2544

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Fred A. Whitaker v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco County (Merrill Reese, Inc., Real Party in Interest).
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensDissent

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