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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Martin v. Ohio

480 U.S. 228 · 107 S. Ct. 1098 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 933

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
85-6461
U.S. Reports
480 U.S. 228
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 1098
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 933

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Martin v. Ohio.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent

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