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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Regions Hospital v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services

522 U.S. 448 · 118 S. Ct. 909 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 1433

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
96-1375
U.S. Reports
522 U.S. 448
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 909
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 1433

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Regions Hospital v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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