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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Estate of Floyd Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Company, et al.

505 U.S. 469 · 112 S. Ct. 2589 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3697

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
91-17
U.S. Reports
505 U.S. 469
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 2589
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 3697

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Estate of Floyd Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Company, et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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