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1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, et al., v. Jane L., et al.

518 U.S. 137 · 116 S. Ct. 2068 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 3885

The record

Term
1995
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
95-1242
U.S. Reports
518 U.S. 137
S. Ct. citation
116 S. Ct. 2068
LEXIS citation
1996 U.S. LEXIS 3885

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, et al., v. Jane L., et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John Paul StevensJurisdictional dissent
David SouterJurisdictional dissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgJurisdictional dissent
Stephen BreyerJurisdictional dissent

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