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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. v. Scheiner, Secretary, Department of Revenue of Pennsylvania, et al.

483 U.S. 266 · 107 S. Ct. 2829 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2869

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
86-357
U.S. Reports
483 U.S. 266
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 2829
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2869

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. v. Scheiner, Secretary, Department of Revenue of Pennsylvania, et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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