1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
M. L. B. v. S. L. J., Individually and as Next Friend of the Minor Children, S. L. J. and M. L. J., et ux.
519 U.S. 102 · 117 S. Ct. 555 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 7647
The record
- Term
- 1996
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 95-853
- U.S. Reports
- 519 U.S. 102
- S. Ct. citation
- 117 S. Ct. 555
- LEXIS citation
- 1996 U.S. LEXIS 7647
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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