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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

International Paper Co. v. Ouellette et al.

479 U.S. 481 · 107 S. Ct. 805 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 416

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
85-1233
U.S. Reports
479 U.S. 481
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 805
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 416

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in International Paper Co. v. Ouellette et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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