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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

City of Canton, Ohio v. Harris et al.

489 U.S. 378 · 109 S. Ct. 1197 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 1200

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
86-1088
U.S. Reports
489 U.S. 378
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 1197
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 1200

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in City of Canton, Ohio v. Harris et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent

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