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1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Business Guides, Inc. v. Chromatic Communications Enterprises, Inc. and Michael Shipp

498 U.S. 533 · 111 S. Ct. 922 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 1297

The record

Term
1990
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
89-1500
U.S. Reports
498 U.S. 533
S. Ct. citation
111 S. Ct. 922
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 1297

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Business Guides, Inc. v. Chromatic Communications Enterprises, Inc. and Michael Shipp.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
David SouterMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent

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