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1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute et Vir

499 U.S. 585 · 111 S. Ct. 1522 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 2221

The record

Term
1990
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
89-1647
U.S. Reports
499 U.S. 585
S. Ct. citation
111 S. Ct. 1522
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 2221

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute et Vir.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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