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1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Janet Reno, Attorney General, et al. v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, et al.

525 U.S. 471 · 119 S. Ct. 936 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 1514

The record

Term
1998
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
97-1252
U.S. Reports
525 U.S. 471
S. Ct. citation
119 S. Ct. 936
LEXIS citation
1999 U.S. LEXIS 1514

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Janet Reno, Attorney General, et al. v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgSpecial concurrence
Stephen BreyerSpecial concurrence
David SouterDissent

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