1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-0
Puerto RICO Department of Consumer Affairs, et al. v. Isla Petroleum Corporation et al.
485 U.S. 495 · 108 S. Ct. 1350 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 1869
The record
- Term
- 1987
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 86-1406
- U.S. Reports
- 485 U.S. 495
- S. Ct. citation
- 108 S. Ct. 1350
- LEXIS citation
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 1869
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMM?
M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Unknown |
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