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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Company

488 U.S. 469 · 109 S. Ct. 706 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 579

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
87-998
U.S. Reports
488 U.S. 469
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 706
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 579

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Company.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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