1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Sandra Jean Dale Boggs v. Thomas F. Boggs, Harry M. Boggs and David B. Boggs
520 U.S. 833 · 117 S. Ct. 1754 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3396
The record
- Term
- 1996
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 96-79
- U.S. Reports
- 520 U.S. 833
- S. Ct. citation
- 117 S. Ct. 1754
- LEXIS citation
- 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3396
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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