1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Buchanan v. Kentucky
483 U.S. 402 · 107 S. Ct. 2906 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2877
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
- 85-5348
- U.S. Reports
- 483 U.S. 402
- S. Ct. citation
- 107 S. Ct. 2906
- LEXIS citation
- 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2877
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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