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1982 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Burlington Northern Inc. et al. v. United States et al.

459 U.S. 131 · 103 S. Ct. 514 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 14

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
81-1008
U.S. Reports
459 U.S. 131
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 514
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 14

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Burlington Northern Inc. et al. v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority

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