1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Board of Estimate of City of New York et al. v. Morris et al.
489 U.S. 688 · 109 S. Ct. 1433 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 1573
The record
- Term
- 1988
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 87-1022
- U.S. Reports
- 489 U.S. 688
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 1433
- LEXIS citation
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 1573
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
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