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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al. v. Ronald R. Yeskey

524 U.S. 206 · 118 S. Ct. 1952 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 3888

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
97-634
U.S. Reports
524 U.S. 206
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 1952
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 3888

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al. v. Ronald R. Yeskey.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority

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