Portland Golf Club v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Decided June 21, 1990. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 89-530 · 497 U.S. 154 (1990)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 6
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- John Paul Stevens
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 3
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · filed a concurring opinion
- Antonin Scalia
- Sandra Day O'Connor
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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