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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Marlus C. Zinermon, et al. v. Darrell E. Burch

494 U.S. 113 · 110 S. Ct. 975 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 1171

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
87-1965
U.S. Reports
494 U.S. 113
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 975
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 1171

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Marlus C. Zinermon, et al. v. Darrell E. Burch.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent

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