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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. et al. v. Debenedictis, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, et al.

480 U.S. 470 · 107 S. Ct. 1232 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2880

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
85-1092
U.S. Reports
480 U.S. 470
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 1232
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2880

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. et al. v. Debenedictis, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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