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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

William Lewis Smith v. Wayne S. Barry, et al.

502 U.S. 244 · 112 S. Ct. 678 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 372

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
90-7477
U.S. Reports
502 U.S. 244
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 678
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 372

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in William Lewis Smith v. Wayne S. Barry, et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence

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