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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

William J. Clinton, President of the United States, et al. v. City of New York, et al.

524 U.S. 417 · 118 S. Ct. 2091 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 4215

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Miscellaneous
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Unspecifiable
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
97-1374
U.S. Reports
524 U.S. 417
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 2091
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 4215

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in William J. Clinton, President of the United States, et al. v. City of New York, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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