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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2

Cargill, Inc., et al. v. Monfort of Colorado, Inc.

479 U.S. 104 · 107 S. Ct. 484 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 21

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
85-473
U.S. Reports
479 U.S. 104
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 484
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 21

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Cargill, Inc., et al. v. Monfort of Colorado, Inc.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Harry BlackmunUnknown

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