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1994 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Vernonia School District 47J v. Wayne Acton, et ux., etc.

515 U.S. 646 · 115 S. Ct. 2386 · 1995 U.S. LEXIS 4275

The record

Term
1994
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
94-590
U.S. Reports
515 U.S. 646
S. Ct. citation
115 S. Ct. 2386
LEXIS citation
1995 U.S. LEXIS 4275

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Vernonia School District 47J v. Wayne Acton, et ux., etc.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
David SouterDissent

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