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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

California v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission et al.

495 U.S. 490 · 110 S. Ct. 2024 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 2614

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
89-333
U.S. Reports
495 U.S. 490
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 2024
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 2614

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in California v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority

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