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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Kansas v. Leroy Hendricks

521 U.S. 346 · 117 S. Ct. 2072 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3999

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
95-1649
U.S. Reports
521 U.S. 346
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 2072
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 3999

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Kansas v. Leroy Hendricks.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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