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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Cruzan, by Her Parents and Co-Guardians, Cruzan et ux. v. Director, Missouri Department of Health, et al.

497 U.S. 261 · 110 S. Ct. 2841 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3301

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
88-1503
U.S. Reports
497 U.S. 261
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 2841
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 3301

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Cruzan, by Her Parents and Co-Guardians, Cruzan et ux. v. Director, Missouri Department of Health, et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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