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1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Carole Kolstad v. American Dental Association

527 U.S. 526 · 119 S. Ct. 2118 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 4372

The record

Term
1998
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
98-208
U.S. Reports
527 U.S. 526
S. Ct. citation
119 S. Ct. 2118
LEXIS citation
1999 U.S. LEXIS 4372

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Carole Kolstad v. American Dental Association.
JusticeVote
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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