1981 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran et al.
456 U.S. 353 · 102 S. Ct. 1825 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 100
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 80-203
- U.S. Reports
- 456 U.S. 353
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 1825
- LEXIS citation
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 100
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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