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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-3

Missouri et al. v. Jenkins, by Her Friend, Agyei, et al.

491 U.S. 274 · 109 S. Ct. 2463 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3038

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
88-64
U.S. Reports
491 U.S. 274
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 2463
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 3038

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Missouri et al. v. Jenkins, by Her Friend, Agyei, et al.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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