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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-3

Dan Morales, Attorney General of Texas v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., et al.

504 U.S. 374 · 112 S. Ct. 2031 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3254

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed and reversed in part
Docket
90-1604
U.S. Reports
504 U.S. 374
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 2031
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 3254

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Dan Morales, Attorney General of Texas v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent
William RehnquistDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterUnknown

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