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1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2

Hercules Incorporated, et al. v. United States

516 U.S. 417 · 116 S. Ct. 981 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 1557

The record

Term
1995
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
94-818
U.S. Reports
516 U.S. 417
S. Ct. citation
116 S. Ct. 981
LEXIS citation
1996 U.S. LEXIS 1557

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Hercules Incorporated, et al. v. United States.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent
John Paul StevensUnknown

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