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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

City of Monroe, et al. v. United States

522 U.S. 34 · 118 S. Ct. 400 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 6898

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
97-122
U.S. Reports
522 U.S. 34
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 400
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 6898

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in City of Monroe, et al. v. United States.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
David SouterDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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