1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1
Board of Education of the Westside Community Schools, etc., et al. v. Bridget C. Mergens, by and Through Her Next Friend, Daniel N. Mergens, et al.
496 U.S. 226 · 110 S. Ct. 2356 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 2880
The record
- Term
- 1989
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 88-1597
- U.S. Reports
- 496 U.S. 226
- S. Ct. citation
- 110 S. Ct. 2356
- LEXIS citation
- 1990 U.S. LEXIS 2880
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCCD
M 4 majorityC 4 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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