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1994 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Harvey F. Garlotte v. Kirk Fordice, Governor of Mississippi

515 U.S. 39 · 115 S. Ct. 1948 · 1995 U.S. LEXIS 3620

The record

Term
1994
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
94-6790
U.S. Reports
515 U.S. 39
S. Ct. citation
115 S. Ct. 1948
LEXIS citation
1995 U.S. LEXIS 3620

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Harvey F. Garlotte v. Kirk Fordice, Governor of Mississippi.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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