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1999 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Village of Willowbrook, et al. v. Grace Olech

528 U.S. 562 · 120 S. Ct. 1073 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 1540

The record

Term
1999
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
98-1288
U.S. Reports
528 U.S. 562
S. Ct. citation
120 S. Ct. 1073
LEXIS citation
2000 U.S. LEXIS 1540

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Village of Willowbrook, et al. v. Grace Olech.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerSpecial concurrence

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