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1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2

United States v. International Business Machines Corporation

517 U.S. 843 · 116 S. Ct. 1793 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 3716

The record

Term
1995
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
95-591
U.S. Reports
517 U.S. 843
S. Ct. citation
116 S. Ct. 1793
LEXIS citation
1996 U.S. LEXIS 3716

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. International Business Machines Corporation.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Anthony KennedyDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
John Paul StevensUnknown

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