1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Fortis Morse, Kenneth Curtis Bartholomew and Kimberly J. Enderson v. Republican Party of Virginia et al.
517 U.S. 186 · 116 S. Ct. 1186 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 2164
The record
- Term
- 1995
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 94-203
- U.S. Reports
- 517 U.S. 186
- S. Ct. citation
- 116 S. Ct. 1186
- LEXIS citation
- 1996 U.S. LEXIS 2164
How the bench divided
MMCCCDDDD
M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Judgment of the Court |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
| David Souter | Special concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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