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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Clark et ux.

489 U.S. 726 · 109 S. Ct. 1455 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 1576

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
87-1168
U.S. Reports
489 U.S. 726
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 1455
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 1576

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Clark et ux.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Byron WhiteDissent

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