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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Eastern Enterprises v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security, et al.

524 U.S. 498 · 118 S. Ct. 2131 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 4213

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
97-42
U.S. Reports
524 U.S. 498
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 2131
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 4213

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Eastern Enterprises v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorJudgment of the Court
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedySpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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