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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Patterson v. McLean Credit Union

485 U.S. 617 · 108 S. Ct. 1419 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 1906

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Stay/petition/motion granted
Docket
87-107
U.S. Reports
485 U.S. 617
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 1419
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 1906

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Patterson v. McLean Credit Union.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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