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1981 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Asarco Inc. v. Idaho State Tax Commission

458 U.S. 307 · 102 S. Ct. 3103 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 46

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
80-2015
U.S. Reports
458 U.S. 307
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 3103
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 46

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Asarco Inc. v. Idaho State Tax Commission.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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