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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Board of Pardons et al. v. Allen et al.

482 U.S. 369 · 107 S. Ct. 2415 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2609

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-461
U.S. Reports
482 U.S. 369
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 2415
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2609

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Board of Pardons et al. v. Allen et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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