1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Janet Reno, Attorney General v. Bossier Parish School Board et al.
520 U.S. 471 · 117 S. Ct. 1491 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 2845
The record
- Term
- 1996
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 95-1455
- U.S. Reports
- 520 U.S. 471
- S. Ct. citation
- 117 S. Ct. 1491
- LEXIS citation
- 1997 U.S. LEXIS 2845
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCDD
M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Regular concurrence |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Regular concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
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