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1979 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Bloomer v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

445 U.S. 74 · 100 S. Ct. 925 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 26

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
78-1418
U.S. Reports
445 U.S. 74
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 925
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 26

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Bloomer v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent

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