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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Thomas R. Phillips, et al. v. Washington Legal Foundation, et al.

524 U.S. 156 · 118 S. Ct. 1925 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 4003

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
96-1578
U.S. Reports
524 U.S. 156
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 1925
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 4003

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Thomas R. Phillips, et al. v. Washington Legal Foundation, et al.
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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