1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Ellis Gregory, Jr. and Anthony P. Nugent, Jr., Judges v. John D. Ashcroft, Governor of Missouri
501 U.S. 452 · 111 S. Ct. 2395 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3626
The record
- Term
- 1990
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 90-50
- U.S. Reports
- 501 U.S. 452
- S. Ct. citation
- 111 S. Ct. 2395
- LEXIS citation
- 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3626
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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