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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Linda J. Blessing, Director, Arizona Department of Economic Security v. Cathy Freestone, etc., et al.

520 U.S. 329 · 117 S. Ct. 1353 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 2506

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
95-1441
U.S. Reports
520 U.S. 329
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 1353
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 2506

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Linda J. Blessing, Director, Arizona Department of Economic Security v. Cathy Freestone, etc., et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence

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