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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp. et al.

488 U.S. 428 · 109 S. Ct. 683 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 581

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
87-1372
U.S. Reports
488 U.S. 428
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 683
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 581

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp. et al.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence

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