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1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

City of West Covina v. Lawrence Perkins et al.

525 U.S. 234 · 119 S. Ct. 678 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 507

The record

Term
1998
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
97-1230
U.S. Reports
525 U.S. 234
S. Ct. citation
119 S. Ct. 678
LEXIS citation
1999 U.S. LEXIS 507

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in City of West Covina v. Lawrence Perkins et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence

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