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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Christianson et al. v. Colt Industries Operating Corp.

486 U.S. 800 · 108 S. Ct. 2166 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2733

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
87-499
U.S. Reports
486 U.S. 800
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 2166
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2733

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Christianson et al. v. Colt Industries Operating Corp.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence

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