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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Wisconsin Department of Revenue v. William Wrigley, Jr., Co.

505 U.S. 214 · 112 S. Ct. 2447 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3694

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
91-119
U.S. Reports
505 U.S. 214
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 2447
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 3694

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Wisconsin Department of Revenue v. William Wrigley, Jr., Co.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent

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