1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Lorelyn Penero Miller v. Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State
523 U.S. 420 · 118 S. Ct. 1428 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 2789
The record
- Term
- 1997
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 96-1060
- U.S. Reports
- 523 U.S. 420
- S. Ct. citation
- 118 S. Ct. 1428
- LEXIS citation
- 1998 U.S. LEXIS 2789
How the bench divided
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M 2 majorityC 4 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Judgment of the Court |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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