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1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-1

Shirley W. Irwin v. Department of Veterans Affairs et al.

498 U.S. 89 · 111 S. Ct. 453 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 6120

The record

Term
1990
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
89-5867
U.S. Reports
498 U.S. 89
S. Ct. citation
111 S. Ct. 453
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 6120

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Shirley W. Irwin v. Department of Veterans Affairs et al.
JusticeVote
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterUnknown

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