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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2

Amchem Products, Inc., et al. v. George Windsor et al.

521 U.S. 591 · 117 S. Ct. 2231 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 4032

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
96-270
U.S. Reports
521 U.S. 591
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 2231
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 4032

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Amchem Products, Inc., et al. v. George Windsor et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorUnknown

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