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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Sandra K. Forney v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security

524 U.S. 266 · 118 S. Ct. 1984 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 3886

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
97-5737
U.S. Reports
524 U.S. 266
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 1984
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 3886

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Sandra K. Forney v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security.
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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