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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

United States of America v. State of Alaska on Bill of Complaint

503 U.S. 569 · 112 S. Ct. 1606 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 2548

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Docket
118 ORIG
U.S. Reports
503 U.S. 569
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 1606
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 2548

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in United States of America v. State of Alaska on Bill of Complaint.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority

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