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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Aaron Lindh v. James P. Murphy, Warden

521 U.S. 320 · 117 S. Ct. 2059 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3998

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
96-6298
U.S. Reports
521 U.S. 320
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 2059
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 3998

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Aaron Lindh v. James P. Murphy, Warden.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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