1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Michael Gibson
527 U.S. 212 · 119 S. Ct. 1906 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 4008
The record
- Term
- 1998
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 98-238
- U.S. Reports
- 527 U.S. 212
- S. Ct. citation
- 119 S. Ct. 1906
- LEXIS citation
- 1999 U.S. LEXIS 4008
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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