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1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Amanda Mitchell v. United States

526 U.S. 314 · 119 S. Ct. 1307 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 2348

The record

Term
1998
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
97-7541
U.S. Reports
526 U.S. 314
S. Ct. citation
119 S. Ct. 1307
LEXIS citation
1999 U.S. LEXIS 2348

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Amanda Mitchell v. United States.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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