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1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-0

United States of America v. State of Maine et al.

516 U.S. 365 · 116 S. Ct. 872 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 1549

The record

Term
1995
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Stay/petition/motion granted
Docket
35 ORIG
U.S. Reports
516 U.S. 365
S. Ct. citation
116 S. Ct. 872
LEXIS citation
1996 U.S. LEXIS 1549

How the bench divided

M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States of America v. State of Maine et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
David SouterUnknown

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