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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Michael H. et al. v. Gerald D.

491 U.S. 110 · 109 S. Ct. 2333 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2977

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
87-746
U.S. Reports
491 U.S. 110
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 2333
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 2977

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Michael H. et al. v. Gerald D.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaJudgment of the Court
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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