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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Steel Company, aka Chicago Steel and Pickling Company v. Citizens for a Better Environment

523 U.S. 83 · 118 S. Ct. 1003 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 1601

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
96-643
U.S. Reports
523 U.S. 83
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 1003
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 1601

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 6 concurring

How each justice voted in Steel Company, aka Chicago Steel and Pickling Company v. Citizens for a Better Environment.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
David SouterSpecial concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgSpecial concurrence
Stephen BreyerSpecial concurrence

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