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1992 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Chris Sale, Acting Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, et al. v. Haitian Centers Council, Inc., et al.

509 U.S. 155 · 113 S. Ct. 2549 · 1993 U.S. LEXIS 4247

The record

Term
1992
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
92-344
U.S. Reports
509 U.S. 155
S. Ct. citation
113 S. Ct. 2549
LEXIS citation
1993 U.S. LEXIS 4247

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Chris Sale, Acting Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, et al. v. Haitian Centers Council, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent

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