1981 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Sporhase et al. v. Nebraska ex rel. Douglas, Attorney General
458 U.S. 941 · 102 S. Ct. 3456 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 13
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 81-613
- U.S. Reports
- 458 U.S. 941
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 3456
- LEXIS citation
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 13
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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