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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2

Business Electronics Corp. v. Sharp Electronics Corp.

485 U.S. 717 · 108 S. Ct. 1515 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2033

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
85-1910
U.S. Reports
485 U.S. 717
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 1515
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2033

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Business Electronics Corp. v. Sharp Electronics Corp.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Anthony KennedyUnknown

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