1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-0
Thompson v. Thompson, aka Clay
484 U.S. 174 · 108 S. Ct. 513 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 307
The record
- Term
- 1987
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 86-964
- U.S. Reports
- 484 U.S. 174
- S. Ct. citation
- 108 S. Ct. 513
- LEXIS citation
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 307
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCC
M 6 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
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