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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Bank of Nova Scotia v. United States

487 U.S. 250 · 108 S. Ct. 2369 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2866

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
87-578
U.S. Reports
487 U.S. 250
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 2369
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2866

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Bank of Nova Scotia v. United States.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent

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