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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Zebley et al.

493 U.S. 521 · 110 S. Ct. 885 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 882

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
88-1377
U.S. Reports
493 U.S. 521
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 885
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 882

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Zebley et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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