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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Rose v. Rose et al.

481 U.S. 619 · 107 S. Ct. 2029 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2060

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
85-1206
U.S. Reports
481 U.S. 619
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 2029
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2060

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Rose v. Rose et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorSpecial concurrence
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent

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