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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

United States Catholic Conference et al. v. Abortion Rights Mobilization, Inc., et al.

487 U.S. 72 · 108 S. Ct. 2268 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2788

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
87-416
U.S. Reports
487 U.S. 72
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 2268
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2788

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States Catholic Conference et al. v. Abortion Rights Mobilization, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent

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