Ruth O. Shaw, et al. v. James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor of North Carolina, et al.
Decided June 13, 1996. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 94-923 · 517 U.S. 899 (1996)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- Sandra Day O'Connor
Dissenting · 4
- David Hackett Souter · filed a dissenting opinion
- John Paul Stevens · filed a dissenting opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
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