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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Missouri v. Blair

480 U.S. 698 · 107 S. Ct. 1596 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1389

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
85-303
U.S. Reports
480 U.S. 698
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 1596
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 1389

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Missouri v. Blair.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority

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