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1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

United States v. Guy Jerome Ursery

518 U.S. 267 · 116 S. Ct. 2135 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 4256

The record

Term
1995
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
95-345
U.S. Reports
518 U.S. 267
S. Ct. citation
116 S. Ct. 2135
LEXIS citation
1996 U.S. LEXIS 4256

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Guy Jerome Ursery.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent

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