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1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

James P. Lehnert et al. v. Ferris Faculty Association et al.

500 U.S. 507 · 111 S. Ct. 1950 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3017

The record

Term
1990
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
89-1217
U.S. Reports
500 U.S. 507
S. Ct. citation
111 S. Ct. 1950
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 3017

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in James P. Lehnert et al. v. Ferris Faculty Association et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
David SouterDissent