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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Barbara Franklin, Secretary of Commerce, et al. v. Massachusetts et al.

505 U.S. 788 · 112 S. Ct. 2767 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 4531

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
91-1502
U.S. Reports
505 U.S. 788
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 2767
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 4531

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 5 concurring

How each justice voted in Barbara Franklin, Secretary of Commerce, et al. v. Massachusetts et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Anthony KennedySpecial concurrence
David SouterSpecial concurrence

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