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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Montana, et al. v. Crow Tribe of Indians et al.

523 U.S. 696 · 118 S. Ct. 1650 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 3333

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
96-1829
U.S. Reports
523 U.S. 696
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 1650
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 3333

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Montana, et al. v. Crow Tribe of Indians et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorSpecial concurrence
David SouterSpecial concurrence

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