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1982 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Xerox Corp. v. County of Harris, Texas, et al.

459 U.S. 145 · 103 S. Ct. 523 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 2

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
81-1489
U.S. Reports
459 U.S. 145
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 523
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 2

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Xerox Corp. v. County of Harris, Texas, et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Lewis F. PowellDissent

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