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1981 term · Burger Court · 7-2

United States v. Vogel Fertilizer Co.

455 U.S. 16 · 102 S. Ct. 821 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 64

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
80-1251
U.S. Reports
455 U.S. 16
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 821
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 64

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Vogel Fertilizer Co.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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