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1981 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Foremost Insurance Co. et al. v. Richardson et al.

457 U.S. 668 · 102 S. Ct. 2654 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 40

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
80-2134
U.S. Reports
457 U.S. 668
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 2654
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 40

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Foremost Insurance Co. et al. v. Richardson et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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