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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-1

Raymond Mireles v. Howard Waco

502 U.S. 9 · 112 S. Ct. 286 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 6225

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
91-311
U.S. Reports
502 U.S. 9
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 286
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 6225

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Raymond Mireles v. Howard Waco.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
David SouterMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Anthony KennedySpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent

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