1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Deshaney, a Minor, by His Guardian Ad Litem, et al. v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services et al.
489 U.S. 189 · 109 S. Ct. 998 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 1039
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
- 87-154
- U.S. Reports
- 489 U.S. 189
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 998
- LEXIS citation
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 1039
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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