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1981 term · Burger Court · 8-0

Alfred L. Snapp & Son, Inc., et al. v. Puerto RICO ex rel. Barez, Secretary of Labor and Human Resources

458 U.S. 592 · 102 S. Ct. 3260 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 154

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
80-1305
U.S. Reports
458 U.S. 592
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 3260
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 154

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 4 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Alfred L. Snapp & Son, Inc., et al. v. Puerto RICO ex rel. Barez, Secretary of Labor and Human Resources.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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