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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Arthur Calderon, Warden v. Thomas Thompson

523 U.S. 538 · 118 S. Ct. 1489 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 2964

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
97-215
U.S. Reports
523 U.S. 538
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 1489
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 2964

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Arthur Calderon, Warden v. Thomas Thompson.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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