1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-3
Richard E. Lyng, Secretary of Agriculture, et al. v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association et al.
485 U.S. 439 · 108 S. Ct. 1319 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 1871
The record
- Term
- 1987
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 86-1013
- U.S. Reports
- 485 U.S. 439
- S. Ct. citation
- 108 S. Ct. 1319
- LEXIS citation
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 1871
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Unknown |
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