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1994 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

U.S. Term Limits, Inc., et al. v. Ray Thornton et al.

514 U.S. 779 · 115 S. Ct. 1842 · 1995 U.S. LEXIS 3487

The record

Term
1994
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
93-1456
U.S. Reports
514 U.S. 779
S. Ct. citation
115 S. Ct. 1842
LEXIS citation
1995 U.S. LEXIS 3487

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in U.S. Term Limits, Inc., et al. v. Ray Thornton et al.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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