1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Tommy Olmstead, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Human Resources, et al. v. L. C., by Jonathan Zimring, Guardian Ad Litem and Next Friend, et al.
527 U.S. 581 · 119 S. Ct. 2176 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 4368
The record
- Term
- 1998
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 98-536
- U.S. Reports
- 527 U.S. 581
- S. Ct. citation
- 119 S. Ct. 2176
- LEXIS citation
- 1999 U.S. LEXIS 4368
How the bench divided
MMMCCCDDD
M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Special concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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