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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Green v. Bock Laundry Machine Co.

490 U.S. 504 · 109 S. Ct. 1981 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2567

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
87-1816
U.S. Reports
490 U.S. 504
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 1981
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 2567

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Green v. Bock Laundry Machine Co.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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