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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare et al. v. Davenport et ux.

495 U.S. 552 · 110 S. Ct. 2126 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 2697

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
89-156
U.S. Reports
495 U.S. 552
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 2126
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 2697

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare et al. v. Davenport et ux.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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