1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Felder v. Casey et al.
487 U.S. 131 · 108 S. Ct. 2302 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2867
The record
- Term
- 1987
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 87-526
- U.S. Reports
- 487 U.S. 131
- S. Ct. citation
- 108 S. Ct. 2302
- LEXIS citation
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2867
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCDD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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