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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co. et al.

487 U.S. 312 · 108 S. Ct. 2405 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2879

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-1845
U.S. Reports
487 U.S. 312
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 2405
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2879

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanDissent

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