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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

John J. McCarthy v. Larry Madigan, et al.

503 U.S. 140 · 112 S. Ct. 1081 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 1524

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
Docket
90-6861
U.S. Reports
503 U.S. 140
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 1081
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 1524

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in John J. McCarthy v. Larry Madigan, et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence

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