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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

United States v. Halper

490 U.S. 435 · 109 S. Ct. 1892 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2262

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
87-1383
U.S. Reports
490 U.S. 435
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 1892
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 2262

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in United States v. Halper.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence

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