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1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Wisconsin v. City of New York et al.

517 U.S. 1 · 116 S. Ct. 1091 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 1956

The record

Term
1995
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
94-1614
U.S. Reports
517 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
116 S. Ct. 1091
LEXIS citation
1996 U.S. LEXIS 1956

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Wisconsin v. City of New York et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority

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