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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Lewis, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. v. Jeffers

497 U.S. 764 · 110 S. Ct. 3092 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3463

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
89-189
U.S. Reports
497 U.S. 764
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 3092
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 3463

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Lewis, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. v. Jeffers.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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