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1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Roy Romer, Governor of Colorado, et al. v. Richard G. Evans et al.

517 U.S. 620 · 116 S. Ct. 1620 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 3245

The record

Term
1995
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
94-1039
U.S. Reports
517 U.S. 620
S. Ct. citation
116 S. Ct. 1620
LEXIS citation
1996 U.S. LEXIS 3245

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Roy Romer, Governor of Colorado, et al. v. Richard G. Evans et al.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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