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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Kelly, Connecticut Chief State'S Attorney, et al. v. Robinson

479 U.S. 36 · 107 S. Ct. 353 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 17

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
85-1033
U.S. Reports
479 U.S. 36
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 353
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 17

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Kelly, Connecticut Chief State'S Attorney, et al. v. Robinson.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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