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1981 term · Burger Court · 6-3

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp.

456 U.S. 556 · 102 S. Ct. 1935 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 3

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
80-1765
U.S. Reports
456 U.S. 556
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 1935
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 3

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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