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1994 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Margaret Whitecotton et al.

514 U.S. 268 · 115 S. Ct. 1477 · 1995 U.S. LEXIS 2842

The record

Term
1994
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
94-372
U.S. Reports
514 U.S. 268
S. Ct. citation
115 S. Ct. 1477
LEXIS citation
1995 U.S. LEXIS 2842

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Margaret Whitecotton et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence

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