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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County, Oklahoma v. Jill Brown et al.

520 U.S. 397 · 117 S. Ct. 1382 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 2793

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
95-1100
U.S. Reports
520 U.S. 397
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 1382
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 2793

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County, Oklahoma v. Jill Brown et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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