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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

United States v. Edward G. Scheffer

523 U.S. 303 · 118 S. Ct. 1261 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 2303

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
96-1133
U.S. Reports
523 U.S. 303
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 1261
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 2303

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 4 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Edward G. Scheffer.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent

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