1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
United States of America v. State of Alaska
521 U.S. 1 · 117 S. Ct. 1888 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3865
The record
- Term
- 1996
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- —
- Docket
- 84 ORIG
- U.S. Reports
- 521 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 117 S. Ct. 1888
- LEXIS citation
- 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3865
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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