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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

United States v. James Herman O'Hagan

521 U.S. 642 · 117 S. Ct. 2199 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 4033

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
96-842
U.S. Reports
521 U.S. 642
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 2199
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 4033

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. James Herman O'Hagan.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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