1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
C. Martin Lawyer, III v. Department of Justice et al.
521 U.S. 567 · 117 S. Ct. 2186 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 4034
The record
- Term
- 1996
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 95-2024
- U.S. Reports
- 521 U.S. 567
- S. Ct. citation
- 117 S. Ct. 2186
- LEXIS citation
- 1997 U.S. LEXIS 4034
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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