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1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F., a Minor by His Mother and Next Friend, Charlene F.

526 U.S. 66 · 119 S. Ct. 992 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 1709

The record

Term
1998
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
96-1793
U.S. Reports
526 U.S. 66
S. Ct. citation
119 S. Ct. 992
LEXIS citation
1999 U.S. LEXIS 1709

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F., a Minor by His Mother and Next Friend, Charlene F.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Anthony KennedyDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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