1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Caterpillar Inc. et al. v. Williams et al.
482 U.S. 386 · 107 S. Ct. 2425 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2607
The record
- Term
- 1986
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 86-526
- U.S. Reports
- 482 U.S. 386
- S. Ct. citation
- 107 S. Ct. 2425
- LEXIS citation
- 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2607
How the bench divided
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M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
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