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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

John R. van Drasek v. James H. Webb, Jr., Secretary of the Navy, et al.

481 U.S. 738 · 107 S. Ct. 2171 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2050

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
86-319
U.S. Reports
481 U.S. 738
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 2171
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2050

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in John R. van Drasek v. James H. Webb, Jr., Secretary of the Navy, et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority

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