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1981 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Romero-Barcelo et al.

456 U.S. 305 · 102 S. Ct. 1798 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 34

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
80-1990
U.S. Reports
456 U.S. 305
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 1798
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 34

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Romero-Barcelo et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent

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