1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Lucious Abrams, Jr., G. L. Avery, William Gary Chambers, Sr., and Karen Watson v. Davida Johnson et al.
521 U.S. 74 · 117 S. Ct. 1925 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3863
The record
- Term
- 1996
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 95-1425
- U.S. Reports
- 521 U.S. 74
- S. Ct. citation
- 117 S. Ct. 1925
- LEXIS citation
- 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3863
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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