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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

George S. Bennett v. Arkansas

485 U.S. 395 · 108 S. Ct. 1204 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 1555

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
86-6124
U.S. Reports
485 U.S. 395
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 1204
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 1555

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in George S. Bennett v. Arkansas.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority

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