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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 4-4

Michigan Citizens for an Independent Press et al. v. Thornburgh, Attorney General of the United States, et al.

493 U.S. 38 · 110 S. Ct. 398 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 5404

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
88-1640
U.S. Reports
493 U.S. 38
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 398
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 5404

How the bench divided

– 8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 8 votes in the reported 4-4 split.

How each justice voted in Michigan Citizens for an Independent Press et al. v. Thornburgh, Attorney General of the United States, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistNo participation
William J. BrennanNo participation
Thurgood MarshallNo participation
Harry BlackmunNo participation
John Paul StevensNo participation
Sandra Day O'ConnorNo participation
Antonin ScaliaNo participation
Anthony KennedyNo participation
Byron WhiteUnknown

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