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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

California Federal Savings & Loan Assn. et al. v. Guerra, Director, Department of Fair Employment and Housing, et al.

479 U.S. 272 · 107 S. Ct. 683 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 284

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
85-494
U.S. Reports
479 U.S. 272
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 683
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 284

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in California Federal Savings & Loan Assn. et al. v. Guerra, Director, Department of Fair Employment and Housing, et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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