National Federation of Federal Employees, Local 1309 v. Department of the Interior et al.
Decided March 3, 1999. Stephen Gerald Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 97-1184 · 526 U.S. 86 (1999)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Stephen Gerald Breyer · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- David Hackett Souter
- John Paul Stevens
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Dissenting · 4
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- Sandra Day O'Connor · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
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