1994 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
James Purkett, Superintendent, Farmington Corrections Center v. Jimmy Elem
514 U.S. 765 · 115 S. Ct. 1769 · 1995 U.S. LEXIS 3181
The record
- Term
- 1994
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 94-802
- U.S. Reports
- 514 U.S. 765
- S. Ct. citation
- 115 S. Ct. 1769
- LEXIS citation
- 1995 U.S. LEXIS 3181
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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