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1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Jason Richards, et al. v. Jefferson County, Alabama, et al.

517 U.S. 793 · 116 S. Ct. 1761 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 3721

The record

Term
1995
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
95-386
U.S. Reports
517 U.S. 793
S. Ct. citation
116 S. Ct. 1761
LEXIS citation
1996 U.S. LEXIS 3721

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Jason Richards, et al. v. Jefferson County, Alabama, 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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