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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Martin et al. v. Wilks et al.

490 U.S. 755 · 109 S. Ct. 2180 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2849

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
87-1614
U.S. Reports
490 U.S. 755
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 2180
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 2849

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

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

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