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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-1

American Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Central Office Telephone, Inc.

524 U.S. 214 · 118 S. Ct. 1956 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 4002

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
97-679
U.S. Reports
524 U.S. 214
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 1956
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 4002

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in American Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Central Office Telephone, Inc.
JusticeVote
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
William RehnquistRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorUnknown