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1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

John W. Behrens v. Robert J. Pelletier

516 U.S. 299 · 116 S. Ct. 834 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 1381

The record

Term
1995
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
94-1244
U.S. Reports
516 U.S. 299
S. Ct. citation
116 S. Ct. 834
LEXIS citation
1996 U.S. LEXIS 1381

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in John W. Behrens v. Robert J. Pelletier.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent