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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Frank, Postmaster General of the United States, et al. v. Minnesota Newspaper Association, Inc.

490 U.S. 225 · 109 S. Ct. 1734 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2132

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
87-1956
U.S. Reports
490 U.S. 225
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 1734
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 2132

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Frank, Postmaster General of the United States, et al. v. Minnesota Newspaper Association, Inc.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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