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1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Cathy Burns v. Rick Reed

500 U.S. 478 · 111 S. Ct. 1934 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3018

The record

Term
1990
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed and reversed in part
Docket
89-1715
U.S. Reports
500 U.S. 478
S. Ct. citation
111 S. Ct. 1934
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 3018

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Cathy Burns v. Rick Reed.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence

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