1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1
Melvin Jefferson, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Alberta K. Jefferson, Deceased, et al. v. City of Tarrant, Alabama
522 U.S. 75 · 118 S. Ct. 481 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 7494
The record
- Term
- 1997
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 96-957
- U.S. Reports
- 522 U.S. 75
- S. Ct. citation
- 118 S. Ct. 481
- LEXIS citation
- 1997 U.S. LEXIS 7494
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | 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 |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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