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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Kansas et al. v. Utilicorp United Inc.

497 U.S. 199 · 110 S. Ct. 2807 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3293

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
88-2109
U.S. Reports
497 U.S. 199
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 2807
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 3293

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Kansas et al. v. Utilicorp United Inc.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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