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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Teague v. Lane, Director, Illinois Department of Corrections, et al.

489 U.S. 288 · 109 S. Ct. 1060 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 1043

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
87-5259
U.S. Reports
489 U.S. 288
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 1060
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 1043

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Teague v. Lane, Director, Illinois Department of Corrections, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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