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1981 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Zobel et ux. v. Williams, Commissioner of Revenue of Alaska, et al.

457 U.S. 55 · 102 S. Ct. 2309 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 39

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
80-1146
U.S. Reports
457 U.S. 55
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 2309
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 39

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 5 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Zobel et ux. v. Williams, Commissioner of Revenue of Alaska, et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent

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