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1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Gene McNary, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, et al. v. Haitian Refugee Center, Inc., et al.

498 U.S. 479 · 111 S. Ct. 888 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 1143

The record

Term
1990
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
89-1332
U.S. Reports
498 U.S. 479
S. Ct. citation
111 S. Ct. 888
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 1143

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Gene McNary, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, et al. v. Haitian Refugee Center, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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