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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Camps NEWFOUND/OWATONNA, Inc. v. Town of Harrison, Maine, et al.

520 U.S. 564 · 117 S. Ct. 1590 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3227

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
94-1988
U.S. Reports
520 U.S. 564
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 1590
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 3227

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Camps NEWFOUND/OWATONNA, Inc. v. Town of Harrison, Maine, et al.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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