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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Hechler

481 U.S. 851 · 107 S. Ct. 2161 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2260

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
85-1360
U.S. Reports
481 U.S. 851
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 2161
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2260

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Hechler.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence

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