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1992 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

United States by and Through Internal Revenue Service v. Bruce J. McDermott et al.

507 U.S. 447 · 113 S. Ct. 1526 · 1993 U.S. LEXIS 2400

The record

Term
1992
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
91-1229
U.S. Reports
507 U.S. 447
S. Ct. citation
113 S. Ct. 1526
LEXIS citation
1993 U.S. LEXIS 2400

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States by and Through Internal Revenue Service v. Bruce J. McDermott et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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