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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

John Henry Selvage v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division

494 U.S. 108 · 110 S. Ct. 974 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 1056

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
87-6700
U.S. Reports
494 U.S. 108
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 974
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 1056

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in John Henry Selvage v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence

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