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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

County of Yakima, et al. v. Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation

502 U.S. 251 · 112 S. Ct. 683 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 371

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
90-408
U.S. Reports
502 U.S. 251
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 683
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 371

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in County of Yakima, et al. v. Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence

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