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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Franchise Tax Board of California et al. v. Alcan Aluminium Ltd. et al.

493 U.S. 331 · 110 S. Ct. 661 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 337

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
88-1400
U.S. Reports
493 U.S. 331
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 661
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 337

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Franchise Tax Board of California et al. v. Alcan Aluminium Ltd. et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority