1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Alexis Lawrence, Guardian and Next Friend on Behalf of Kemmerlyn D. Lawrence, a Minor v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security
516 U.S. 163 · 116 S. Ct. 604 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 10
The record
- Term
- 1995
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 94-9323
- U.S. Reports
- 516 U.S. 163
- S. Ct. citation
- 116 S. Ct. 604
- LEXIS citation
- 1996 U.S. LEXIS 10
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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