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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 4-4

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. Yahn & McDonnell, Inc., et al.

481 U.S. 735 · 107 S. Ct. 2171 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2051

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Unspecifiable
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-231
U.S. Reports
481 U.S. 735
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 2171
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2051

How the bench divided

8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 8 votes in the reported 4-4 split.

How each justice voted in Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. Yahn & McDonnell, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistNo participation
William J. BrennanNo participation
Thurgood MarshallNo participation
Harry BlackmunNo participation
Lewis F. PowellNo participation
John Paul StevensNo participation
Sandra Day O'ConnorNo participation
Antonin ScaliaNo participation
Byron WhiteUnknown