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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

United States v. Paradise et al.

480 U.S. 149 · 107 S. Ct. 1053 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 934

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
85-999
U.S. Reports
480 U.S. 149
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 1053
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 934

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Paradise et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William J. BrennanJudgment of the Court
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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