1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon, et al. v. Smith et al.
494 U.S. 872 · 110 S. Ct. 1595 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 2021
The record
- Term
- 1989
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 88-1213
- U.S. Reports
- 494 U.S. 872
- S. Ct. citation
- 110 S. Ct. 1595
- LEXIS citation
- 1990 U.S. LEXIS 2021
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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