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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Bernadine Suitum v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

520 U.S. 725 · 117 S. Ct. 1659 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3233

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
96-243
U.S. Reports
520 U.S. 725
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 1659
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 3233

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Bernadine Suitum v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence

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