1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-1
South Carolina v. Baker, Secretary of the Treasury
485 U.S. 505 · 108 S. Ct. 1355 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 1873
The record
- Term
- 1987
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- —
- Docket
- 94 ORIG
- U.S. Reports
- 485 U.S. 505
- S. Ct. citation
- 108 S. Ct. 1355
- LEXIS citation
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 1873
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCD?
M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Unknown |
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