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1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Varity Corporation v. Charles Howe et al.

516 U.S. 489 · 116 S. Ct. 1065 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 1954

The record

Term
1995
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
94-1471
U.S. Reports
516 U.S. 489
S. Ct. citation
116 S. Ct. 1065
LEXIS citation
1996 U.S. LEXIS 1954

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Varity Corporation v. Charles Howe et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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