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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Walker L. Chandler, et al. v. Zell D. Miller, Governor of Georgia, et al.

520 U.S. 305 · 117 S. Ct. 1295 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 2505

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
96-126
U.S. Reports
520 U.S. 305
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 1295
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 2505

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Walker L. Chandler, et al. v. Zell D. Miller, Governor of Georgia, et al.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
William RehnquistDissent

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