1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints et al. v. Amos et al.
483 U.S. 327 · 107 S. Ct. 2862 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2876
The record
- Term
- 1986
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 86-179
- U.S. Reports
- 483 U.S. 327
- S. Ct. citation
- 107 S. Ct. 2862
- LEXIS citation
- 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2876
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
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