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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

B. C. Foreman et al. v. Dallas County, Texas, et al.

521 U.S. 979 · 117 S. Ct. 2357 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 4046

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
96-987
U.S. Reports
521 U.S. 979
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 2357
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 4046

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in B. C. Foreman et al. v. Dallas County, Texas, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority

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