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1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Samuel A. Lewis, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. v. Fletcher Casey, Jr., et al.

518 U.S. 343 · 116 S. Ct. 2174 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 4220

The record

Term
1995
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
94-1511
U.S. Reports
518 U.S. 343
S. Ct. citation
116 S. Ct. 2174
LEXIS citation
1996 U.S. LEXIS 4220

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 4 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Samuel A. Lewis, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. v. Fletcher Casey, Jr., et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
David SouterSpecial concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgSpecial concurrence
Stephen BreyerSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent

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