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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

California State Board of Equalization v. Sierra Summit, Inc.

490 U.S. 844 · 109 S. Ct. 2228 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2865

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
88-681
U.S. Reports
490 U.S. 844
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 2228
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 2865

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in California State Board of Equalization v. Sierra Summit, Inc.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
William J. BrennanJurisdictional dissent
Thurgood MarshallJurisdictional dissent
Harry BlackmunJurisdictional dissent

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