Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney General of New York, et al. v. Timothy E. Quill et al. (521 U.S. 793)
U.S. Supreme Court · decided June 26, 1997 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Citation
- 521 U.S. 793 · 117 S. Ct. 2293
- Decided
- June 26, 1997
- Term
- October Term 1996
- Vote
- 9–0
- Majority author
- Justice Rehnquist
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Conservative
Opinion excerpt
521 U.S. 793 (1997) VACCO, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW YORK, ET AL. v. QUILL et al. No. 95-1858. United States Supreme Court. Argued January 8, 1997. Decided June 26, 1997. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT *794 Rehnquist, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. O'Connor, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Ginsburg and Breyer, JJ., joined in part, ante, p. 736. Stevens, J., ante, p. 738, Souter, J., post, p. 809, Ginsburg, J., ante, p. 789, and Breyer, J., ante, p. 789, filed opinions concurring in the judgment. Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney General of New York, pro se, argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Barbara Gott Billet, Solicitor General, and Daniel Smirlock and Michael S. Popkin, Assistant Attorneys General. Acting Solicitor General Dellinger argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Hunger, Deputy Solicitor General Waxman, Deputy Assistant *795 Attorney General Preston, Barbara C. Biddle, and Ann Hubbard. Laurence H. Tribe argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Peter J. Rubin, Kathryn L. Tucker, David J. Burman, Kari Anne Smith, and Carla A. Kerr. [*] *796 Chief Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court. In New York, as in most…
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