1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Lynaugh, Interim Director, Texas Department of Corrections v. Petty
480 U.S. 699 · 107 S. Ct. 1596 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1390
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
- 85-1656
- U.S. Reports
- 480 U.S. 699
- S. Ct. citation
- 107 S. Ct. 1596
- LEXIS citation
- 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1390
How the bench divided
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M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
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