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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. Richard Sperling et al.

493 U.S. 165 · 110 S. Ct. 482 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 5910

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
88-1203
U.S. Reports
493 U.S. 165
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 482
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 5910

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. Richard Sperling et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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