1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Arkansas Writers' Project, Inc. v. Ragland, Commissioner of Revenue of Arkansas
481 U.S. 221 · 107 S. Ct. 1722 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1815
The record
- Term
- 1986
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 85-1370
- U.S. Reports
- 481 U.S. 221
- S. Ct. citation
- 107 S. Ct. 1722
- LEXIS citation
- 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1815
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCDD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
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