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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Braswell v. United States

487 U.S. 99 · 108 S. Ct. 2284 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2864

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
87-3
U.S. Reports
487 U.S. 99
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 2284
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2864

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Braswell v. United States.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent

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