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1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-1

Harriet Pauley, Survivor of John C. Pauley v. Bethenergy Mines, Inc., et Al

501 U.S. 680 · 111 S. Ct. 2524 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3638

The record

Term
1990
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
89-1714
U.S. Reports
501 U.S. 680
S. Ct. citation
111 S. Ct. 2524
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 3638

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Harriet Pauley, Survivor of John C. Pauley v. Bethenergy Mines, Inc., et Al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
David SouterMajority
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyUnknown

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