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1994 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a Great Oregon et al.

515 U.S. 687 · 115 S. Ct. 2407 · 1995 U.S. LEXIS 4463

The record

Term
1994
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
94-859
U.S. Reports
515 U.S. 687
S. Ct. citation
115 S. Ct. 2407
LEXIS citation
1995 U.S. LEXIS 4463

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a Great Oregon et al.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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