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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 3-3

Ronald W. Reagan, President of the United States, et al. v. James Abourezk et al.

484 U.S. 1 · 108 S. Ct. 252 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 4382

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
3-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-656
U.S. Reports
484 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 252
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 4382

How the bench divided

6 not participating? 2 no vote recorded

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 6 votes in the reported 3-3 split.

How each justice voted in Ronald W. Reagan, President of the United States, et al. v. James Abourezk et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistNo participation
William J. BrennanNo participation
Byron WhiteNo participation
Thurgood MarshallNo participation
John Paul StevensNo participation
Sandra Day O'ConnorNo participation
Harry BlackmunUnknown
Antonin ScaliaUnknown

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