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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Montana v. Hall

481 U.S. 400 · 107 S. Ct. 1825 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1822

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
86-1381
U.S. Reports
481 U.S. 400
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 1825
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 1822

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Montana v. Hall.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
William J. BrennanJurisdictional dissent
Thurgood MarshallJurisdictional dissent
John Paul StevensJurisdictional dissent

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