1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Jett v. Dallas Independent School District
491 U.S. 701 · 109 S. Ct. 2702 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3130
The record
- Term
- 1988
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 87-2084
- U.S. Reports
- 491 U.S. 701
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 2702
- LEXIS citation
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3130
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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