1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Swidler & Berlin and James Hamilton v. United States
524 U.S. 399 · 118 S. Ct. 2081 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 4214
The record
- Term
- 1997
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 97-1192
- U.S. Reports
- 524 U.S. 399
- S. Ct. citation
- 118 S. Ct. 2081
- LEXIS citation
- 1998 U.S. LEXIS 4214
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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