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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Harbor Tug and Barge Company v. John Papai et ux.

520 U.S. 548 · 117 S. Ct. 1535 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 2846

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
95-1621
U.S. Reports
520 U.S. 548
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 1535
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 2846

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Harbor Tug and Barge Company v. John Papai et ux.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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