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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Frederick D. Raines, Director, Office of Management and Budget, et al. v. Robert C. Byrd et al.

521 U.S. 811 · 117 S. Ct. 2312 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 4040

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
96-1671
U.S. Reports
521 U.S. 811
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 2312
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 4040

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Frederick D. Raines, Director, Office of Management and Budget, et al. v. Robert C. Byrd et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
David SouterSpecial concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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