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1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Medtronic, Inc. v. Lora Lohr et Vir

518 U.S. 470 · 116 S. Ct. 2240 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 4260

The record

Term
1995
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
95-754
U.S. Reports
518 U.S. 470
S. Ct. citation
116 S. Ct. 2240
LEXIS citation
1996 U.S. LEXIS 4260

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Medtronic, Inc. v. Lora Lohr et Vir.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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