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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

California v. Rooney

483 U.S. 307 · 107 S. Ct. 2852 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2870

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
85-1835
U.S. Reports
483 U.S. 307
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 2852
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2870

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in California v. Rooney.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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