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1992 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Newark Morning Ledger Co., as Successor to the Herald Company v. United States

507 U.S. 546 · 113 S. Ct. 1670 · 1993 U.S. LEXIS 2979

The record

Term
1992
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
91-1135
U.S. Reports
507 U.S. 546
S. Ct. citation
113 S. Ct. 1670
LEXIS citation
1993 U.S. LEXIS 2979

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Newark Morning Ledger Co., as Successor to the Herald Company v. United States.
JusticeVote
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
David SouterDissent

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