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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co.

495 U.S. 328 · 110 S. Ct. 1884 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 2543

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
88-1668
U.S. Reports
495 U.S. 328
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 1884
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 2543

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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