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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

United States v. Johnson, Personal Representative of the Estate of Johnson

481 U.S. 681 · 107 S. Ct. 2063 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2055

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
85-2039
U.S. Reports
481 U.S. 681
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 2063
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2055

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Johnson, Personal Representative of the Estate of Johnson.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
William J. BrennanDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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