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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

United States v. Estate of Francis J. Romani et al.

523 U.S. 517 · 118 S. Ct. 1478 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 2965

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
96-1613
U.S. Reports
523 U.S. 517
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 1478
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 2965

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in United States v. Estate of Francis J. Romani et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence

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