Open Eye

A plain-language record of the U.S. government

October Term 1988 · decided Oct 31, 1988

Pennsylvania v. Bruder, Thomas Al., Jr.

In plain language

  • Pennsylvania v. Bruder, Thomas Al., Jr, OT 1988, October 31, 1988.
  • Citation: 488 U.S. 9.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

Recorded metadata

Decided 1988-10-31 (October Term 1988). Citation: 488 U.S. 9. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

Read the full opinion

How each justice voted

Positions are recorded by the Supreme Court Database. A concurrence agrees with the outcome while writing or joining a separate opinion.