1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-0
Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust
487 U.S. 977 · 108 S. Ct. 2777 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 3035
The record
- Term
- 1987
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 86-6139
- U.S. Reports
- 487 U.S. 977
- S. Ct. citation
- 108 S. Ct. 2777
- LEXIS citation
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 3035
How the bench divided
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M 4 majorityC 4 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Unknown |
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