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1981 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Texaco, Inc., et al. v. Short et al.

454 U.S. 516 · 102 S. Ct. 781 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 23

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
80-965
U.S. Reports
454 U.S. 516
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 781
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 23

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Texaco, Inc., et al. v. Short et al.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent

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