1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Murphy J. Foster, Jr., Governor of Louisiana, et al. v. G. Scott Love, Paul S. Bergeron, Kathleen B. Balhoff, and Bennie Baker-Bourgeois
522 U.S. 67 · 118 S. Ct. 464 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 7331
The record
- Term
- 1997
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 96-670
- U.S. Reports
- 522 U.S. 67
- S. Ct. citation
- 118 S. Ct. 464
- LEXIS citation
- 1997 U.S. LEXIS 7331
How the bench divided
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M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
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