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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-3

Phillips Petroleum Co. et al. v. Mississippi et al.

484 U.S. 469 · 108 S. Ct. 791 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 939

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Miscellaneous
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Unspecifiable
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-870
U.S. Reports
484 U.S. 469
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 791
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 939

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Phillips Petroleum Co. et al. v. Mississippi et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyUnknown

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