1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-1
Sylvester Jones v. Abc-Tv et al.
516 U.S. 363 · 116 S. Ct. 870 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 1386
The record
- Term
- 1995
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 95-7186
- U.S. Reports
- 516 U.S. 363
- S. Ct. citation
- 116 S. Ct. 870
- LEXIS citation
- 1996 U.S. LEXIS 1386
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMD?
M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Unknown |
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