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1980 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Dames & Moore v. Regan, Secretary of Treasury, et al.

453 U.S. 654 · 101 S. Ct. 2972 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 44

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
80-2078
U.S. Reports
453 U.S. 654
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 2972
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 44

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Dames & Moore v. Regan, Secretary of Treasury, et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Lewis F. PowellDissent

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