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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. Council of the City of New Orleans et al.

491 U.S. 350 · 109 S. Ct. 2506 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3043

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
88-348
U.S. Reports
491 U.S. 350
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 2506
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 3043

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 4 concurring

How each justice voted in New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. Council of the City of New Orleans et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence

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