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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Anderson v. Creighton et al.

483 U.S. 635 · 107 S. Ct. 3034 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2894

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
85-1520
U.S. Reports
483 U.S. 635
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 3034
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2894

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Anderson v. Creighton et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
William J. BrennanDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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