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1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Salve Regina College v. Sharon L. Russell

499 U.S. 225 · 111 S. Ct. 1217 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 1714

The record

Term
1990
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
89-1629
U.S. Reports
499 U.S. 225
S. Ct. citation
111 S. Ct. 1217
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 1714

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Salve Regina College v. Sharon L. Russell.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
William RehnquistDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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