1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2
Rafeh-Rafie Ardestani v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
502 U.S. 129 · 112 S. Ct. 515 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 7173
The record
- Term
- 1991
- Decided
- Issue area
- Attorneys
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 90-1141
- U.S. Reports
- 502 U.S. 129
- S. Ct. citation
- 112 S. Ct. 515
- LEXIS citation
- 1991 U.S. LEXIS 7173
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Unknown |
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