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1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

William J. Clinton, President of the United States, et al. v. James T. Goldsmith

526 U.S. 529 · 119 S. Ct. 1538 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 3173

The record

Term
1998
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
98-347
U.S. Reports
526 U.S. 529
S. Ct. citation
119 S. Ct. 1538
LEXIS citation
1999 U.S. LEXIS 3173

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in William J. Clinton, President of the United States, et al. v. James T. Goldsmith.
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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