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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Harris v. Reed, Warden, et al.

489 U.S. 255 · 109 S. Ct. 1038 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 1044

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
87-5677
U.S. Reports
489 U.S. 255
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 1038
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 1044

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 4 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Harris v. Reed, Warden, et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyDissent

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