1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2
Webster, Director of Central Intelligence v. Doe
486 U.S. 592 · 108 S. Ct. 2047 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2724
The record
- Term
- 1987
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 86-1294
- U.S. Reports
- 486 U.S. 592
- S. Ct. citation
- 108 S. Ct. 2047
- LEXIS citation
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2724
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Unknown |
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