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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Bourjaily v. United States

483 U.S. 171 · 107 S. Ct. 2775 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2874

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
85-6725
U.S. Reports
483 U.S. 171
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 2775
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2874

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Bourjaily v. United States.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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