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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2

Tyler Pipe Industries, Inc. v. Washington State Department of Revenue

483 U.S. 232 · 107 S. Ct. 2810 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2872

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
85-1963
U.S. Reports
483 U.S. 232
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 2810
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2872

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Tyler Pipe Industries, Inc. v. Washington State Department of Revenue.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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