1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-0
Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., et al.
484 U.S. 49 · 108 S. Ct. 376 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 5030
The record
- Term
- 1987
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 86-473
- U.S. Reports
- 484 U.S. 49
- S. Ct. citation
- 108 S. Ct. 376
- LEXIS citation
- 1987 U.S. LEXIS 5030
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCC
M 5 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
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