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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-3

United States Department of Justice et al. v. Julian et al.

486 U.S. 1 · 108 S. Ct. 1606 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2101

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-1357
U.S. Reports
486 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 1606
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2101

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States Department of Justice et al. v. Julian et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyUnknown

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