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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co.

491 U.S. 1 · 109 S. Ct. 2273 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2970

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
87-1241
U.S. Reports
491 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 2273
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 2970

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent

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