1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Pittston Coal Group, et al. v. Sebben, James, et al.
488 U.S. 105 · 109 S. Ct. 414 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 5533
The record
- Term
- 1988
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 87-821
- U.S. Reports
- 488 U.S. 105
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 414
- LEXIS citation
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 5533
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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