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1981 term · Burger Court · 9-0

White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment Security et al.

455 U.S. 445 · 102 S. Ct. 1162 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 76

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
80-5887
U.S. Reports
455 U.S. 445
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 1162
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 76

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment Security et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence

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