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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Hoffman, Trustee v. Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance et al.

492 U.S. 96 · 109 S. Ct. 2818 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3138

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
88-412
U.S. Reports
492 U.S. 96
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 2818
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 3138

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Hoffman, Trustee v. Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Byron WhiteJudgment of the Court
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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