1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Perry et al. v. Thomas
482 U.S. 483 · 107 S. Ct. 2520 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2620
The record
- Term
- 1986
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 86-566
- U.S. Reports
- 482 U.S. 483
- S. Ct. citation
- 107 S. Ct. 2520
- LEXIS citation
- 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2620
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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