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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Beech Aircraft Corporation v. Rainey, John C., et al.

488 U.S. 153 · 109 S. Ct. 439 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 5631

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
87-981
U.S. Reports
488 U.S. 153
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 439
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 5631

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Beech Aircraft Corporation v. Rainey, John C., et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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