1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Ruth O. Shaw, et al. v. James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor of North Carolina, et al.
517 U.S. 899 · 116 S. Ct. 1894 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 3880
The record
- Term
- 1995
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 94-923
- U.S. Reports
- 517 U.S. 899
- S. Ct. citation
- 116 S. Ct. 1894
- LEXIS citation
- 1996 U.S. LEXIS 3880
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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