The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Monday, February 25, 1991
Decision: Tuesday, May 28, 1991
Issues: Civil Rights, Desegregation

Advocates

Jay M. Cohen (on behalf of the Respondent)
Kenneth Kimerling (on behalf of the Petitioner)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 6 votes for New York, 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Equal Protection
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Marshall
Wrote a dissent
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Wrote a special concurrence
O'Connor
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence
Scalia
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Kennedy
Voted with the majority
Souter
Judgment of the Court by Justice Anthony Kennedy

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Hernandez v. New York, 500 U.S. 352 (1991),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_7645/>
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