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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Office of Personnel Management v. Charles Richmond

496 U.S. 414 · 110 S. Ct. 2465 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3004

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
88-1943
U.S. Reports
496 U.S. 414
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 2465
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 3004

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Office of Personnel Management v. Charles Richmond.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent

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