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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Howard Wyatt v. Bill Cole and John Robbins, II

504 U.S. 158 · 112 S. Ct. 1827 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 2702

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
91-126
U.S. Reports
504 U.S. 158
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 1827
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 2702

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Howard Wyatt v. Bill Cole and John Robbins, II.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
David SouterDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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