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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Sisson v. Ruby et al.

497 U.S. 358 · 110 S. Ct. 2892 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3304

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
88-2041
U.S. Reports
497 U.S. 358
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 2892
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 3304

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Sisson v. Ruby et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence

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