1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-1
City of St. Louis v. James H. Praprotnik
485 U.S. 112 · 108 S. Ct. 915 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 1069
The record
- Term
- 1987
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 86-772
- U.S. Reports
- 485 U.S. 112
- S. Ct. citation
- 108 S. Ct. 915
- LEXIS citation
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 1069
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCD?
M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Judgment of the Court |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Unknown |
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