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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Finley v. United States

490 U.S. 545 · 109 S. Ct. 2003 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2526

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
87-1973
U.S. Reports
490 U.S. 545
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 2003
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 2526

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Finley v. United States.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
William J. BrennanDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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