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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

United States v. THOMPSON/CENTER Arms Company

504 U.S. 505 · 112 S. Ct. 2102 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3391

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
91-164
U.S. Reports
504 U.S. 505
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 2102
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 3391

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. THOMPSON/CENTER Arms Company.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
David SouterJudgment of the Court
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent

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