1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-0
William 'Sky' King v. St. Vincent'S Hospital
502 U.S. 215 · 112 S. Ct. 570 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 7175
The record
- Term
- 1991
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 90-889
- U.S. Reports
- 502 U.S. 215
- S. Ct. citation
- 112 S. Ct. 570
- LEXIS citation
- 1991 U.S. LEXIS 7175
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMM?
M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Unknown |
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