1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Kentucky Department of Corrections et al. v. Thompson et al.
490 U.S. 454 · 109 S. Ct. 1904 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2466
The record
- Term
- 1988
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 87-1815
- U.S. Reports
- 490 U.S. 454
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 1904
- LEXIS citation
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2466
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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