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1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

James Griffin Lane v. Federico F. Pena, Secretary of Transportation, et al.

518 U.S. 187 · 116 S. Ct. 2092 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 4049

The record

Term
1995
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
95-365
U.S. Reports
518 U.S. 187
S. Ct. citation
116 S. Ct. 2092
LEXIS citation
1996 U.S. LEXIS 4049

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in James Griffin Lane v. Federico F. Pena, Secretary of Transportation, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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