1981 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Jewett et ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
455 U.S. 305 · 102 S. Ct. 1082 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 72
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 80-1614
- U.S. Reports
- 455 U.S. 305
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 1082
- LEXIS citation
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 72
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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