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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Martin D. Lambert, Gallatin County Attorney v. Susan Wicklund et al.

520 U.S. 292 · 117 S. Ct. 1169 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 2077

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
96-858
U.S. Reports
520 U.S. 292
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 1169
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 2077

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Martin D. Lambert, Gallatin County Attorney v. Susan Wicklund et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgSpecial concurrence
Stephen BreyerSpecial concurrence

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