1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney General of New York, et al. v. Timothy E. Quill et al.
521 U.S. 793 · 117 S. Ct. 2293 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 4038
The record
- Term
- 1996
- Decided
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 95-1858
- U.S. Reports
- 521 U.S. 793
- S. Ct. citation
- 117 S. Ct. 2293
- LEXIS citation
- 1997 U.S. LEXIS 4038
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCCC
M 4 majorityC 5 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| David Souter | Special concurrence |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Special concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Special concurrence |
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