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1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 4-4

Lotus Development Corporation v. Borland International, Inc.

516 U.S. 233 · 116 S. Ct. 804 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 470

The record

Term
1995
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
94-2003
U.S. Reports
516 U.S. 233
S. Ct. citation
116 S. Ct. 804
LEXIS citation
1996 U.S. LEXIS 470

How the bench divided

– 8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 8 votes in the reported 4-4 split.

How each justice voted in Lotus Development Corporation v. Borland International, Inc.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistNo participation
Sandra Day O'ConnorNo participation
Antonin ScaliaNo participation
Anthony KennedyNo participation
David SouterNo participation
Clarence ThomasNo participation
Ruth Bader GinsburgNo participation
Stephen BreyerNo participation
John Paul StevensUnknown

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