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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

John R. Patterson, Trustee v. Joseph B. Shumate, Jr.

504 U.S. 753 · 112 S. Ct. 2242 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3546

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
91-913
U.S. Reports
504 U.S. 753
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 2242
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 3546

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in John R. Patterson, Trustee v. Joseph B. Shumate, Jr.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority

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