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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2

Pierce, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development v. Underwood et al.

487 U.S. 552 · 108 S. Ct. 2541 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2882

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
86-1512
U.S. Reports
487 U.S. 552
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 2541
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2882

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Pierce, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development v. Underwood et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Anthony KennedyUnknown

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