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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Rivera v. Minnich

483 U.S. 574 · 107 S. Ct. 3001 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2891

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-98
U.S. Reports
483 U.S. 574
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 3001
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2891

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Rivera v. Minnich.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanDissent

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