1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Graham v. Connor et al.
490 U.S. 386 · 109 S. Ct. 1865 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2467
The record
- Term
- 1988
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 87-6571
- U.S. Reports
- 490 U.S. 386
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 1865
- LEXIS citation
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2467
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
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