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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Kenneth Eugene Bousley v. United States

523 U.S. 614 · 118 S. Ct. 1604 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 3334

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
96-8516
U.S. Reports
523 U.S. 614
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 1604
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 3334

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Kenneth Eugene Bousley v. United States.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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