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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-1

Eileen Vey v. William J. Clinton, President of the United States, et al.

520 U.S. 937 · 117 S. Ct. 1792 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3545

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
96-8796
U.S. Reports
520 U.S. 937
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 1792
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 3545

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Eileen Vey v. William J. Clinton, President of the United States, et al.
JusticeVote
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
William RehnquistUnknown

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