1981 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Bread Political Action Committee et al. v. Federal Election Commission et al.
455 U.S. 577 · 102 S. Ct. 1235 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 81
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 80-1481
- U.S. Reports
- 455 U.S. 577
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 1235
- LEXIS citation
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 81
How the bench divided
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M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
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