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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Randy G. Spencer v. Mike Kemna, Superintendent, Western Missouri Correctional Center, et al.

523 U.S. 1 · 118 S. Ct. 978 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 1597

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
96-7171
U.S. Reports
523 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 978
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 1597

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Randy G. Spencer v. Mike Kemna, Superintendent, Western Missouri Correctional Center, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensDissent

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