
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
MMMMMMMMM
M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
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