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1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

National Collegiate Athletic Association v. R. M. Smith

525 U.S. 459 · 119 S. Ct. 924 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 1511

The record

Term
1998
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
98-84
U.S. Reports
525 U.S. 459
S. Ct. citation
119 S. Ct. 924
LEXIS citation
1999 U.S. LEXIS 1511

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. R. M. Smith.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority

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