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1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Robert Attwood v. Harry K. Singletary, Jr., Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

516 U.S. 297 · 116 S. Ct. 769 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 704

The record

Term
1995
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
95-6710
U.S. Reports
516 U.S. 297
S. Ct. citation
116 S. Ct. 769
LEXIS citation
1996 U.S. LEXIS 704

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Robert Attwood v. Harry K. Singletary, Jr., Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensDissent

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