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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

California Coastal Commission et al. v. Granite Rock Co.

480 U.S. 572 · 107 S. Ct. 1419 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1384

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
85-1200
U.S. Reports
480 U.S. 572
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 1419
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 1384

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in California Coastal Commission et al. v. Granite Rock Co.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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