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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Robertson, Chief of the Forest Service, et al. v. Methow Valley Citizens Council et al.

490 U.S. 332 · 109 S. Ct. 1835 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2160

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
87-1703
U.S. Reports
490 U.S. 332
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 1835
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 2160

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Robertson, Chief of the Forest Service, et al. v. Methow Valley Citizens Council et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence

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