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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-3

McCoy v. Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District 1

486 U.S. 429 · 108 S. Ct. 1895 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2487

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
87-5002
U.S. Reports
486 U.S. 429
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 1895
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2487

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in McCoy v. Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District 1.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Anthony KennedyUnknown