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Supreme Court decisions of October Term 1986

The Court’s 1986 Term began in October 1986. These are the 161 decisions SCDB records for it, decided between November 3, 1986 and June 26, 1987, during the Rehnquist Court.

← 1985 Term · 1987 Term →

161decisions
62%favorable to the petitioner
29%unanimous
18altered precedent or struck a law

Decided by one vote (44)

All decisions, in order

← 1985 Term · 1987 Term →

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