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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-3

United States v. John Doe, Inc. I, et al.

481 U.S. 102 · 107 S. Ct. 1656 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1810

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
85-1613
U.S. Reports
481 U.S. 102
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 1656
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 1810

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. John Doe, Inc. I, et al.
JusticeVote
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Byron WhiteUnknown

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