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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

State of Wyoming v. State of Oklahoma

502 U.S. 437 · 112 S. Ct. 789 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 551

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Docket
112 ORIG
U.S. Reports
502 U.S. 437
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 789
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 551

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in State of Wyoming v. State of Oklahoma.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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