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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

McNamara, Edward v. County of San Diego Department of Social Services

488 U.S. 152 · 109 S. Ct. 546 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 5532

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
87-5840
U.S. Reports
488 U.S. 152
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 546
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 5532

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in McNamara, Edward v. County of San Diego Department of Social Services.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority

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