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1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co. et al.

499 U.S. 244 · 111 S. Ct. 1227 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 1855

The record

Term
1990
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
89-1838
U.S. Reports
499 U.S. 244
S. Ct. citation
111 S. Ct. 1227
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 1855

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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