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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-3

K Mart Corporation v. Cartier, Inc., et al.

485 U.S. 176 · 108 S. Ct. 950 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 1114

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-495
U.S. Reports
485 U.S. 176
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 950
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 1114

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in K Mart Corporation v. Cartier, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyUnknown

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