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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-0

Virginia v. American Booksellers Association, Inc., et al.

484 U.S. 383 · 108 S. Ct. 636 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 575

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Certification
Docket
86-1034
U.S. Reports
484 U.S. 383
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 636
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 575

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Virginia v. American Booksellers Association, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence

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