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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Jerry Tarkanian

488 U.S. 179 · 109 S. Ct. 454 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 5613

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
87-1061
U.S. Reports
488 U.S. 179
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 454
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 5613

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Jerry Tarkanian.
JusticeVote
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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