1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-3
Board of Education of Oklahoma City Public Schools, Independent School District No. 89, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma v. Robert L. Dowell et al.
498 U.S. 237 · 111 S. Ct. 630 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 484
The record
- Term
- 1990
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 89-1080
- U.S. Reports
- 498 U.S. 237
- S. Ct. citation
- 111 S. Ct. 630
- LEXIS citation
- 1991 U.S. LEXIS 484
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Unknown |
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