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1981 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.

456 U.S. 461 · 102 S. Ct. 1883 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 104

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
80-6045
U.S. Reports
456 U.S. 461
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 1883
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 104

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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