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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

David H. Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council

505 U.S. 1003 · 112 S. Ct. 2886 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 4537

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
91-453
U.S. Reports
505 U.S. 1003
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 2886
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 4537

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in David H. Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Anthony KennedySpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterJurisdictional dissent

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