1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Colonial American Life Insurance Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
491 U.S. 244 · 109 S. Ct. 2408 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2974
The record
- Term
- 1988
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 88-396
- U.S. Reports
- 491 U.S. 244
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 2408
- LEXIS citation
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2974
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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