1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Thomas Cipollone, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Rose D. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc., et al.
505 U.S. 504 · 112 S. Ct. 2608 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 4365
The record
- Term
- 1991
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 90-1038
- U.S. Reports
- 505 U.S. 504
- S. Ct. citation
- 112 S. Ct. 2608
- LEXIS citation
- 1992 U.S. LEXIS 4365
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCDD
M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Special concurrence |
| David Souter | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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