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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Davis v. Michigan Department of the Treasury

489 U.S. 803 · 109 S. Ct. 1500 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 1667

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
87-1020
U.S. Reports
489 U.S. 803
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 1500
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 1667

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Davis v. Michigan Department of the Treasury.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
John Paul StevensDissent

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