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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Kimberly B. Ellerth

524 U.S. 742 · 118 S. Ct. 2257 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 4217

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
97-569
U.S. Reports
524 U.S. 742
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 2257
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 4217

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Kimberly B. Ellerth.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgSpecial concurrence
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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