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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Schweiker et al. v. Chilicky et al.

487 U.S. 412 · 108 S. Ct. 2460 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2872

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
86-1781
U.S. Reports
487 U.S. 412
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 2460
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2872

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Schweiker et al. v. Chilicky et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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