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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Tafflin et al. v. Levitt et al.

493 U.S. 455 · 110 S. Ct. 792 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 568

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
88-1650
U.S. Reports
493 U.S. 455
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 792
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 568

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Tafflin et al. v. Levitt et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence

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