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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Shapero v. Kentucky Bar Association

486 U.S. 466 · 108 S. Ct. 1916 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2585

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
87-16
U.S. Reports
486 U.S. 466
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 1916
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2585

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Shapero v. Kentucky Bar Association.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent