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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

City of Burlington v. Ernest Dague, Sr., et al.

505 U.S. 557 · 112 S. Ct. 2638 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 4363

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
91-810
U.S. Reports
505 U.S. 557
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 2638
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 4363

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in City of Burlington v. Ernest Dague, Sr., 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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