1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc., et al. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc., et al.
492 U.S. 257 · 109 S. Ct. 2909 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3285
The record
- Term
- 1988
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 88-556
- U.S. Reports
- 492 U.S. 257
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 2909
- LEXIS citation
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3285
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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