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1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Edgar Blatchford, Commissioner, Department of Community and Regional Affairs of Alaska v. Native Village of Noatak and Circle Village

501 U.S. 775 · 111 S. Ct. 2578 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3637

The record

Term
1990
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
89-1782
U.S. Reports
501 U.S. 775
S. Ct. citation
111 S. Ct. 2578
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 3637

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Edgar Blatchford, Commissioner, Department of Community and Regional Affairs of Alaska v. Native Village of Noatak and Circle Village.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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