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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 4-2

Basic Incorporated, et al. v. Max L. Levinson et al.

485 U.S. 224 · 108 S. Ct. 978 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 1197

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
4-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
86-279
U.S. Reports
485 U.S. 224
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 978
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 1197

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityD 2 dissenting? 3 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Basic Incorporated, et al. v. Max L. Levinson et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
William RehnquistUnknown
Antonin ScaliaUnknown
Anthony KennedyUnknown

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