1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Jairo Jonathan Elias-Zacarias
502 U.S. 478 · 112 S. Ct. 812 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 550
The record
- Term
- 1991
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 90-1342
- U.S. Reports
- 502 U.S. 478
- S. Ct. citation
- 112 S. Ct. 812
- LEXIS citation
- 1992 U.S. LEXIS 550
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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