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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Harry P. Begier, Jr., etc. v. Internal Revenue Service

496 U.S. 53 · 110 S. Ct. 2258 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 2925

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
89-393
U.S. Reports
496 U.S. 53
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 2258
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 2925

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Harry P. Begier, Jr., etc. v. Internal Revenue Service.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence

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