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1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. v. Robert Casey, Governor of Pennsylvania, et al.

499 U.S. 83 · 111 S. Ct. 1138 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 1710

The record

Term
1990
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
89-994
U.S. Reports
499 U.S. 83
S. Ct. citation
111 S. Ct. 1138
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 1710

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. v. Robert Casey, Governor of Pennsylvania, et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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