1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Tashjian, Secretary of State of Connecticut v. Republican Party of Connecticut et al.
479 U.S. 208 · 107 S. Ct. 544 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 25
The record
- Term
- 1986
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 85-766
- U.S. Reports
- 479 U.S. 208
- S. Ct. citation
- 107 S. Ct. 544
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 25
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
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