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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Maislin Industries, U.S., Inc., et al. v. Primary Steel, Inc., et al.

497 U.S. 116 · 110 S. Ct. 2759 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3291

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
89-624
U.S. Reports
497 U.S. 116
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 2759
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 3291

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Maislin Industries, U.S., Inc., et al. v. Primary Steel, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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