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1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Karen Sutton and Kimberly Hinton v. United Air Lines, Inc.

527 U.S. 471 · 119 S. Ct. 2139 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 4371

The record

Term
1998
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
97-1943
U.S. Reports
527 U.S. 471
S. Ct. citation
119 S. Ct. 2139
LEXIS citation
1999 U.S. LEXIS 4371

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Karen Sutton and Kimberly Hinton v. United Air Lines, Inc.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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