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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

K Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc., et al.

486 U.S. 281 · 108 S. Ct. 1811 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2473

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed and reversed in part
Docket
86-495
U.S. Reports
486 U.S. 281
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 1811
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2473

How the bench divided

M 1 majorityC 4 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in K Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
Anthony KennedyMajority
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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