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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Kadrmas et al. v. Dickinson Public Schools et al.

487 U.S. 450 · 108 S. Ct. 2481 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2878

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-7113
U.S. Reports
487 U.S. 450
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 2481
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2878

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Kadrmas et al. v. Dickinson Public Schools et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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