1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Goldberg et al. v. Sweet, Director, Illinois Department of Revenue, et al.
488 U.S. 252 · 109 S. Ct. 582 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 308
The record
- Term
- 1988
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 87-826
- U.S. Reports
- 488 U.S. 252
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 582
- LEXIS citation
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 308
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
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