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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Janice E. Hetzel v. Prince William County, Virginia, and Charlie T. Deane

523 U.S. 208 · 118 S. Ct. 1210 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 1784

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
97-954
U.S. Reports
523 U.S. 208
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 1210
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 1784

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Janice E. Hetzel v. Prince William County, Virginia, and Charlie T. Deane.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority

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