1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Mesa et al. v. California
489 U.S. 121 · 109 S. Ct. 959 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 596
The record
- Term
- 1988
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 87-1206
- U.S. Reports
- 489 U.S. 121
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 959
- LEXIS citation
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 596
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
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