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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Fort Halifax Packing Co., Inc. v. Coyne, Director, Bureau of Labor Standards of Maine, et al.

482 U.S. 1 · 107 S. Ct. 2211 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2363

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-341
U.S. Reports
482 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 2211
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2363

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Fort Halifax Packing Co., Inc. v. Coyne, Director, Bureau of Labor Standards of Maine, et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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