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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-0

Board of Directors of Rotary International et al. v. Rotary Club of Duarte et al.

481 U.S. 537 · 107 S. Ct. 1940 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 5218

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-421
U.S. Reports
481 U.S. 537
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 1940
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 5218

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurring? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Board of Directors of Rotary International et al. v. Rotary Club of Duarte et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunUnknown
Sandra Day O'ConnorUnknown

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