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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Western Air Lines, Inc., et al. v. Board of Equalization of the State of South Dakota et al.

480 U.S. 123 · 107 S. Ct. 1038 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 560

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
85-732
U.S. Reports
480 U.S. 123
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 1038
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 560

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Western Air Lines, Inc., et al. v. Board of Equalization of the State of South Dakota et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence

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