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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

California et al. v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians et al.

480 U.S. 202 · 107 S. Ct. 1083 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 935

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
85-1708
U.S. Reports
480 U.S. 202
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 1083
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 935

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in California et al. v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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