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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Sheridan et ux. v. United States

487 U.S. 392 · 108 S. Ct. 2449 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2873

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
87-626
U.S. Reports
487 U.S. 392
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 2449
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2873

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Sheridan et ux. v. United States.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedySpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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