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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Christine Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools and William Prescott.

503 U.S. 60 · 112 S. Ct. 1028 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 1375

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
90-918
U.S. Reports
503 U.S. 60
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 1028
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 1375

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Christine Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools and William Prescott.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence

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