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1981 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Blue Shield of Virginia et al. v. McCready

457 U.S. 465 · 102 S. Ct. 2540 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 132

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
81-225
U.S. Reports
457 U.S. 465
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 2540
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 132

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Blue Shield of Virginia et al. v. McCready.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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