1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Powers v. Ohio
499 U.S. 400 · 111 S. Ct. 1364 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 1857
The record
- Term
- 1990
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 89-5011
- U.S. Reports
- 499 U.S. 400
- S. Ct. citation
- 111 S. Ct. 1364
- LEXIS citation
- 1991 U.S. LEXIS 1857
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
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