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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Goodman et al. v. Lukens Steel Co. et al.

482 U.S. 656 · 107 S. Ct. 2617 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2730

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
85-1626
U.S. Reports
482 U.S. 656
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 2617
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2730

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Goodman et al. v. Lukens Steel Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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