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Eileen Vey v. William J. Clinton

520 U.S. 937 · Decided June 9, 1997 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Eileen Vey v. William J. Clinton was decided on June 9, 1997 by a vote of 7–1. SCDB codes the disposition as “petition denied or appeal dismissed.” The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Indigents, Supreme Court docketing fee” in the Civil Rights area.

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Case details

Citations
520 U.S. 937 · 117 S. Ct. 1792 · 138 L. Ed. 2d 132 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3545
Docket number
96-8796
Decided
June 9, 1997
Decision type
Per curiam (no oral argument)
Disposition
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
Vote
7–1
Opinion assigned by
Sandra Day O'Connor
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue area
Civil Rights
Decision direction (SCDB)
Conservative what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice John Paul StevensDissentWrote an opinion
Justice Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Justice Antonin ScaliaMajority
Justice Anthony M. KennedyMajority
Justice David H. SouterMajority
Justice Clarence ThomasMajority
Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Justice Stephen G. BreyerMajority

Did not participate: William H. Rehnquist.

Full case caption

Eileen Vey v. William J. Clinton, President of the United States, et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1996-071, docket 1996-071-01.

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