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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Keyton E. Barker and Pauline Barker, et al., Peittioners v. Kansas, et al.

503 U.S. 594 · 112 S. Ct. 1619 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 2549

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
91-611
U.S. Reports
503 U.S. 594
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 1619
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 2549

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Keyton E. Barker and Pauline Barker, et al., Peittioners v. Kansas, et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence

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