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1993 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-1

Northwest Airlines, Inc., et al. v. County of Kent, Michigan, et al.

510 U.S. 355 · 114 S. Ct. 855 · 1994 U.S. LEXIS 1140

The record

Term
1993
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
92-97
U.S. Reports
510 U.S. 355
S. Ct. citation
114 S. Ct. 855
LEXIS citation
1994 U.S. LEXIS 1140

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Northwest Airlines, Inc., et al. v. County of Kent, Michigan, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Clarence ThomasDissent
Harry BlackmunUnknown

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