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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2

Honig, California Superintendent of Public Instruction v. Doe et al.

484 U.S. 305 · 108 S. Ct. 592 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 446

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-728
U.S. Reports
484 U.S. 305
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 592
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 446

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Honig, California Superintendent of Public Instruction v. Doe et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William RehnquistRegular concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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