1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Whitmore, Individually and as Next Friend of Simmons v. Arkansas et al.
495 U.S. 149 · 110 S. Ct. 1717 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 2182
The record
- Term
- 1989
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 88-7146
- U.S. Reports
- 495 U.S. 149
- S. Ct. citation
- 110 S. Ct. 1717
- LEXIS citation
- 1990 U.S. LEXIS 2182
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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