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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Fort Gratiot Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Michigan Department of Natural Resources et al.

504 U.S. 353 · 112 S. Ct. 2019 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3252

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
91-636
U.S. Reports
504 U.S. 353
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 2019
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 3252

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Fort Gratiot Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Michigan Department of Natural Resources et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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