1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Town of Newton et al. v. Rumery
480 U.S. 386 · 107 S. Ct. 1187 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1060
The record
- Term
- 1986
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 85-1449
- U.S. Reports
- 480 U.S. 386
- S. Ct. citation
- 107 S. Ct. 1187
- LEXIS citation
- 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1060
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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