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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Pavelic & Leflore v. Marvel Entertainment Group, a Division of Cadence Industries Corp., et al.

493 U.S. 120 · 110 S. Ct. 456 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 5832

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
88-791
U.S. Reports
493 U.S. 120
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 456
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 5832

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Pavelic & Leflore v. Marvel Entertainment Group, a Division of Cadence Industries Corp., et al.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent

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